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I've never played a Fletcher, but I own one of those old S.S. Stewart's they are based on, and I have to say that the little parlor body with the 21" short scale makes it an ideal couch guitar.

For the sake of the ironic humor, I have to point out that it's a genetic proofreading tic. :grin:

For me, one of the biggest advantages of TG for jazz is the fifths tuning and the uniformity that gives to scales.

On 6-string, there is always that little hiccup crossing the B string because of...

Exactly. For me, it's a totally unconscious muscle memory thing. I even switch between tenors with different spacing without difficulty. Once I've "learned" the layout of a given instrument, I just...

A good resource for this is to look up information on 4-string cigar box guitar, as a lot of CBG players play slide. There are a few books out, and tons of videos on YouTube.

I've been playing...

Sounds like he just did the course off-the-cuff, instead of starting with a clear vision of his target audience and an organized pedagogical approach to teaching that audience. It's an all-too-common...

That Alternate Reality Tenor Tele listing ain't got nothin' on this one for asking-price chutzpah:
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I'm sorely tempted to just snatch this beauty up for myself, as a Forster tenor has long been on my bucket list! But sadly, it is not presently a good fit for my budget nor my...

First, this is a lovely performance and transcription....thank you for sharing! And doubly thank you for the whole folder full of transcriptions!



To my ear it sounds like CGDA tuning...in...

Just chiming in belatedly as a TG-18 owner to confirm that is indeed odd. My TG-18 has both the fretboard inlay dot and the side-of-neck dot at the 10th fret. No markings at all at the 9th.

I came to the tenor guitar via the cello (forum name makes that pretty obvious, eh?), and the fingering Ben Vierra suggests above is the same one cellists use to navigate "first position" on the...

I use GDAD, ADAD, and GDGD on my tenors, in addition to GDAE.

Not only are the alternate tunings great for bouzouki/cittern-style accompaniment (ah, drones!), I also use them for solo work....

Wow, that's a beauty!

But definitely priced as a collectible, not a player.

Wait, what? This is definitely not normal for violins. Low-level factory-made student instruments, maybe, but violins (and violin-family instruments) of good quality traditionally have unfixed...

So I spent some time reflecting on my own question: why would I change the mandolin, and for what purpose?

And I realized my design would involve:
- Longer scale length, because I have fingers...

No disagreement here. I appreciate that they're willing to take risks on instruments no other manufacturer will. I'd just love to see that same risk-taking mindset applied to instruments of a higher...

Hi and welcome! I've played around on that very instrument in the shop. Truly beautiful, with a gorgeous chiming tone! I love the refined minimalism of the Red Valley instruments - they're gorgeous...

I haven't done instrument lessons via Skype yet, but I have done voice lessons. The inability to play simultaneously is, I think, a mark in favor of doing lessons this way. It encourages you to...

Design is nothing without intent. So the question is: toward what purpose are we redesigning the mandolin? "Better"...sure, but better for what? Better why?

More volume? A growlier tone? Ease of...

I love the mandola, but I don't own one yet. For me, the notion of the perfect instrument is incomprehensible.

I play cellos, tenor guitars, OM, cittern, ukuleles, melodicas, harmonicas,...

But if most customers don't know what to look for, a lot of instruments that should be RMA'ed never are.

The RMA may cost more than QC on a per-guitar basis, but the cost differential that really...

She may be beat up, but she can really sing!

Lots of versatility - everything from choppy rhythm to sweet lyrical melody sounds great! Looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

This has been my general experience of Eastwood. Friendly, cooperative company with significant variance in their quality. Which is why I tend to do most of my Eastwood orders from a reseller with...

Good question. It does at least have the most basic requirement with an appropriate bridge for nylon strings.

But whether it's as lightly built or braced as a classical guitar, they don't bother...

Thomann now carries a Thomann-branded nylon-string tenor guitar. Made in Europe. Solid spruce top, 22.6" scale. There's only one review, which notes the neck is a bit wider than desired. It does look...