the Pono MND-30 makes a great 8 string tenor guitar. Sold as a guitar bodied octave mandolin, it's 23" scale is perfect. It is loud and "jangley"...1 3/8 nut and radiused fret board all make it easy to fret for that 12 string sound.
the Pono MND-30 makes a great 8 string tenor guitar. Sold as a guitar bodied octave mandolin, it's 23" scale is perfect. It is loud and "jangley"...1 3/8 nut and radiused fret board all make it easy to fret for that 12 string sound.
Pono Bn4-1/Bn8-1 4&8 string. lattice braced tenor guitars
Republic Hwy49 resonator tenor guitar
Kerry Char baritone uke/'Oli L2 baritone uke
Martin baritone uke
Primrose baritone uke/Kelali baritone uke
Hoyt custom 10" baritone banjo/ukulele
Ode/Hoyt custom 11" model 33, 19 fret tenor banjo
Their 6 string offerings are really tempting as well. One of their 4 string steel offerings are probably going to end up on my wall sooner than later.
Is this the model you are referring to?.....
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/171915#171915
Looks nice.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
that's the small bodied, 21" scale model. the 23" scale with guitar body is what have. I think the longer scale would give more string options. I'm dDgGBBEE on mine with silk and steel wounds and .016, .024 and .025 Thomastik-Infeld wound nylon trebles. they drive the top just fine...don't know about more traditional tenor guitar tunings.
Pono Bn4-1/Bn8-1 4&8 string. lattice braced tenor guitars
Republic Hwy49 resonator tenor guitar
Kerry Char baritone uke/'Oli L2 baritone uke
Martin baritone uke
Primrose baritone uke/Kelali baritone uke
Hoyt custom 10" baritone banjo/ukulele
Ode/Hoyt custom 11" model 33, 19 fret tenor banjo
I play guitar and a BR-40T. I'm interested in the shorter scale Pono, but worry that fretting double strings will be tough.
the 23" scale frets like butter. I imagine the 21" would be soft as well with the right string set. I use silk n steel wounds for the D and G along with thomastik Infeld .016, .024 and .025 wound nylon with rope core for the trebles. It is loud and bright. It required no modifications.
Pono Bn4-1/Bn8-1 4&8 string. lattice braced tenor guitars
Republic Hwy49 resonator tenor guitar
Kerry Char baritone uke/'Oli L2 baritone uke
Martin baritone uke
Primrose baritone uke/Kelali baritone uke
Hoyt custom 10" baritone banjo/ukulele
Ode/Hoyt custom 11" model 33, 19 fret tenor banjo
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