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    Re: Fender Tenor Tele Hard Case/Gig Bag

    Huck, that case is perfect. I've just ordered one, along with some foam. Thanks!
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    Re: Fender Tenor Tele Hard Case/Gig Bag

    Thanks CES! Do you think a classic guitar hardcase might do the trick? I've been looking around and I think with a few t-shirts it might just fit. Thanks!
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    Fender Tenor Tele Hard Case/Gig Bag

    Hey everyone! I've got a bit of a dilemma. I'm flying back to Australia from Europe in a few weeks and I have a few guitars I am planning on shipping back with me. In particular, I have a lovely...
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    Re: Playing slide mandolin

    Thanks for the advice John. I've got a Fender Tenor Telecaster that has a pretty thin neck. Given that I can play this pretty easily, I might tune it using Irish tuning to try some mandolin chords,...
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    Re: Playing slide mandolin

    Hey Mike, thanks for the link. Sorry I took a while to reply.

    I also found a book by Steve James, called Roots and Blues Mandolin (link here:...
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    Playing slide mandolin

    Hey there,

    I've always wanted to play mandolin. I'm enchanted by the sound of double coursed strings. I think it's beautiful. There's only one problem.

    I have no fretting thumb, or more to the...
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    Amistar/Leewald tenor guitars

    Hey there,

    I recently sent an email to Leewald guitars (who appear to be making the old Amistar style guitars in the Czech Republic) and I was informed that they do still make tenor guitars. To...
  8. Thread: Thomann tenor

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    Re: Thomann tenor

    Hey derbex, thanks for the advice. I ended up buying the Harley Benton. I figured that I don't want to drop close to a thousand euros on a guitar style that I might not persist with, and the reviews...
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    Unusual Electric Tenor/Mandolin/Uke

    15.5 inch scale offering from Kauer guitars with a lipstick pickup. Might it be a suitable substitute for a Fender Tenor Telecaster?
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  10. Thread: Godin MultiOud

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    Godin MultiOud

    Has anyone heard of these guitars? I am interested in stringed instruments with multiple courses and I thought that a nylon stringed instrument might be an option (my hand sucks). Thanks for the...
  11. Thread: Thomann tenor

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    Re: Thomann tenor

    Hmmmm... I'll check out both the Thomann and the Blueridge. The only problem is that the Blueridge costs 3 times as much in my area as the Thomann does!

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    Thanks for the...
  12. Thread: Thomann tenor

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    Re: Thomann tenor

    Hmmmm thanks for the advice guys. I am having a difficult decision here, as the Blueridge is probably a better guitar, but in my area costs three times as much as the Thomann. What about the Ibanez...
  13. Thread: Thomann tenor

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    Thomann tenor

    Hey there guys. I have been looking around and have found this nice acoustic tenor:...
  14. Re: Getting started with tenor, looking at an electric tenor

    For what it is worth, I have found a builder in South Africa of all places who makes tenor guitars. Might be worth a look:
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  15. Getting started with tenor, looking at an electric tenor

    Hello all you fine tenor guitar players! To use a quaint Australian phrase, my left hand is somewhat rooted, and therefore I am no longer equipped for playing anything other than slide or slimmer...
  16. Thread: Furch mandolins

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    Furch mandolins

    I know Furch have stopped making mandolins, but I have found a Furch F style for sale second hand close to where I live (well, a train ride away). Is it worth checking out? It seems like a pretty...
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    Furch MF-20 v Big Muddy M7

    Hey there!

    After a long absence I am considering getting into mandolin playing properly for the first time. I am tossing up between a second hand Furch mandolin (which is close to me in Europe)...
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    Re: Wildwood Instruments, Australia

    Hi Peter, thanks for your message. From what I can tell, Nick is still making them. Do you think his mandos would be serviceable as a starter instrument compared to a Eastman/Kentucky/Loar? I'm a...
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    Wildwood Instruments, Australia

    Has anyone heard of these guys or played with one of their instruments? Their mandolin at $600 AU for a handmade mandolin sounds really reasonable. Thanks.
  20. Sydney/Australian Mandolin Cafe Users - Best place to get a mando

    Hello everyone! Basically continuing on my quest to find a cheap practice mandolin as a first time player. I'm going to Sydney for two days next week and I thought I'd use the opportunity to see if I...
  21. Re: Mandolin Noob - still trying to decide between Eastman and ot

    Hi guys, thanks for the advice.

    I just have a few questions for Multidon. Firstly, why would you say that the Big Muddys are not necessarily good for beginners? I know the Mini Mo is a travelling...
  22. Mandolin Noob - still trying to decide between Eastman and others

    Hi guys,

    I'm still a hopeless mandolin noob trying to decide between an Eastman and a Big Muddy (probably the Mini-Mo) or a Seagull S8. The reason why I keep tossing up between the Eastman and...
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    Godin A8 versus Eastman for beginner

    Hi,

    I'm looking at learning the mandolin and I've been looking at second hand instruments. Recently I was at a folk musical festival and a musician there was offering to sell me a Godin A8. In the...
  24. Narrowing down mandolin choices - curious about Esteve mandolins

    I've been playing guitar for about 9 months now and I am looking to branch out into playing mandolin. I just had a moment listening to someone playing mandolin as part of a theatre production and I...
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