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I have a National tenor. It is/was debuted at the recent NAMM, so it isn't one of the vintage ones. I tune it DGBD, and I play using my odd-ball 3-finger up-picking style of playing (not Scruggs not...

I like it as low as I can get it on a particular banjo or guitar, consistent with there being not buzzing and proper intonation. That usually falls above 2mm and below 2.4mm at the 12th fret. At...

Thanks for the video. I had no idea there was a bridge like this one. Interesting idea, but I guess it never got embraced by the marketplace. Looks cool, though.

Yep, I haven't seen a slotted either. I bet it has some good volume when pushed. I don't understand the bridge, unless they intended for nylon strings to be used all the time.

Well, Marc is the real deal when it comes to Nationals. I've never actually seen a wooden tenor from National. I bet it sounds really nice, regardless of the type of wood. As for the TG-O, Gibson was...

Mike, thanks for bringing this up. The talk about the welding cleaners got me off my butt to go to Lowe's and buy some. Just a tad of filing has taken my National tenor from ok to virtually perfect....

Oh, by the way, I love your National tenor. How well does it play, which is a backhanded way of asking about the neck. Many of the old Nationals have problems with the necks, but nothing a neck reset...

Great collection. I'm not sure the 1929 Gibson TG-O is a 1929, because I think the 1929s had that extra peg behind the 4 pegs holding the string to the bridge. I might be wrong, but that's what I...

Badger, I looked at your band's website. Interesting combination of instruments, very nice. However, don't you think a banjo would go well too? I mostly play banjo, but I'm probably more than old...

Mike, I'm glad you were able resolve the problem. The welding tip cleaners usually do the trick, but you can have problems if you file too much, but it sounds like you know what you're doing. I've...

I would first try some graphite powder in the slots of the nut and on the strings where they go through the slots. This might help some, but probably not enough, but worth trying first. Next, since...

I can't speak for them, but I was told that they had no plans to do wooden bodies, but who knows what they might do if you pay them the dollars. I can say that the brass body tenor I got from them...

For banjo players, it's called "banjo acquisition syndrome." For guitar players, it's called "guitar acquisition syndrome." GAS or BAS, all the same. I think we all have been afflicted with it. For...

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The flat top is a 1928 or 1929 TG-O. The arch top is a 1936 Cromwell, made by Gibson. It actually has a Gibson neck, with the headstock cut. Gibson only made Cromwell for 3 years, and...

Kerry, that is one beautiful guitar. I mean beautiful. Thanks for posting the pictures. Bill.

Pete, I'm not really questioning this, but I thought Gibsons made in the 20s all had "The Gibson" written in slanted lettering on the headstock. I could be wrong. Bill.

I just deleted my reply. I messed up. Happy Thursday to one and all.

Just yesterday, I decided to learn "Walking To New Orleans" on my resonator tenor. I also worked up a tenor version of Swannanoa Tunnel. I also played both tunes on a 5-string banjo, which was a bit...

I love Archtop tenors too. I have a 1936 Cromwell tenor Archtop. Of course, I didn't make it. I'm truly envious of people who have the skill and talent to make complicated things with their hands. I...

That is a really cool song, sound, and potential hit. Here I thought most of the folks here were old ##### like me. The background suggests that music is a major part of your life. As I always told...

Steve, I just got a tenor resonator guitar made by National as a demo at the recent NAMM show. The only other one I could find was the Republic Hwy 49, but I really wanted a National. I just got...

Does anyone know whether these old tenors have the same neck problems as the vintage Nationals and Dobro, many of which need neck resets and other fairly expensive updating. I assume they don't have...

While I'm logged on, I just wanted to say that I was the only banjo player (with a banjo that is) at our Wednesday night jam at a local bar/restaurant. There are always lots of guitar players, so I...

Dang, that is one sweet tune, plus the music goes perfectly with the photographs. Mighty fine, yes sir.

I have a picky ear, and intonation is something I really try to get a close to right as I can get it. I have two banjos. One is close to perfect all the way up the neck. The other sort of floats...