[Dixielandjazz] Lute or Tenor Guitar?

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

Hi, Tony,
 
List mate Scott Anthony builds wonderful F-hole, arch top 22 fret plectrum  
guitars.  He did one for me.  I also have a small body, cut away,  round 
hole plectrum guitar made by a fellow named Fairchild up in  Michigan.
 
As far as I know Scott will make any style guitar per your individual  
preferences.
 
I've also had a quick look at plectrum necks made in Portugal by  Soares'y 
and they seemed nice -- the most economical route.
(_http://www.infolinkmiami.com/soaresy/index.html_ 
(http://www.infolinkmiami.com/soaresy/index.html) ) 
 
Ginny 
 
 
In a message dated 3/17/2011 6:22:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
jsbarque at netscape.net writes:


These days a guitar with 4 strings is usually referred to as a  tenor 
guitar regardless of the number of frets or tuning. 
There were  4-string Gibson Guitars with L5 style bodies with both 19 fret 
necks tuned the  same as a tenor banjo and, 22 frets tuned the same as a 
plectrum banjo. Models  were TG4 and PG4 respectively. A plectrum guitar these 
days is usually a  6-string flat-top such as the Martin D28.

I occasionally play an early  1930s plectrum guitar, a Gibson PG4 tuned 
CGBD. A nice F-hole arch-top  accoustic but, lacking the depth of a 6-string 
guitar. It looks identical to a  guitar seen in Eddie Condon's early photos. 
He did play other models, too of  course.

Tony Orr
Wombat Jazz Band.  Melbourne