[Dixielandjazz] Lute or Tenor Guitar?

[Scott Anthony]

Will do. Thanks, Ginny, for the plug.

Scott
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Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Lute or Tenor Guitar?


> 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
>
>
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