[Dixielandjazz] Tenor Guitar

[Paul Edgerton]

Tenor banjos have a short neck and are tuned in fifths. Plectrum
banjos have a longer neck and are typically tuned C-G-B-D. Either
tuning could be used on a four-string guitar. Since the fingering is
very different between these two tunings, most players gravitate
toward one or the other.

One difference in sound is plectrum-tuning chords tend to be in close
position and sound thicker, while tenor-tuning usually results in
widely spread voicings with more high pitches.


On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Gary Kiser <gary at kiser.org> wrote:
> Ok, I hate to sound like an idiot in not knowing what instrument my fellow
> bandsman plays.  Some say it is a tenor guitar.  Others say it is an alto
> guitar.  Can some of you string guys set the record straight?  Jules tunes
> it like a violin.  In any case, we prefer this sound to a banjo.
>
> Here are a couple of clips.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IsRv7NA0dk
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27e4-uSMK0
>
> All the best, Gary
>
>
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>
> Gluetje1 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> You can also find Mound City Blue Blowers, several numbers, on  YouTube.
>>  I love watching them.
>> Ginny
>>  In a message dated 9/15/2009 11:18:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>>  rickz at usermail.com writes:
>>
>> Eddie  Condon was one of my earliest influences on guitar.  He was famous
>>  for being able to put together backup groups and did that for  Fats
>> Waller many times.  My favorite album of Eddie's was a 10" LP  which had
>> cuts by "The Mound City Blue Blowers."  This included  Kazoo, Guitar, and
>> a suitcase wrapped in paper in lieu of  drums.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_City_Blue_Blowers
>> Interestingly,  the Wiki article does not mention  Eddie!
>>
>
>
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