Finally! After 6 months of looking and bidding and calling folks I tracked down the exact kind of Gibson tenor guitar I was looking for either a TG-00 or a TG-1 from the 1930's. I ended up with this very nicely cared for 1935 TG-00 (3 pics attached)
So the tenor is not new per se -- but it is "new" to me.
I acquired the guitar from David Grisman -- who is a great guy to work with BTW and he was kind enough to supply a fresh set of D'Addario J-66's -- which I installed immediately. Boy stinging a tenor is great compared to a mandolin!!!
After tuning I find the guitar very nicely set up with wonderful tone and strong projection.
One small problem-- the nut is only 1.18" which is about the same as my F-2 mandolin (1.17") so I am having a little trouble adjusting to that -- I am striking too many strings unintentionally right now -- but I think that is just something I have to get use to -- any suggestions in that regard?
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