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  • Are there UK based, reasonably priced tenor guitars manufacturers?

    From Ottavio Caruso@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 19 11:06:41 2023
    As per title.

    Local 2nd hand market of tenor guitar is non-existent.

    Alternatively, is it worth sending a scavenged short scale guitar to a
    semi-pro luthier (read: local guitar shop with minimal setup skills) and
    have nut and bridge changed to 4 strings?

    Local Cash Converters/cash generators are chock full of unwanted short
    scale (6 string) guitars for £20-50 a piece and a setup is needed anyway.

    Thanks.

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    Ottavio Caruso

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  • From gtr@21:1/5 to ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com on Tue Jun 20 02:28:11 2023
    On Jun 19, 2023 at 4:06:41 AM PDT, "Ottavio Caruso" <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:

    As per title.

    Local 2nd hand market of tenor guitar is non-existent.

    Alternatively, is it worth sending a scavenged short scale guitar to a semi-pro luthier (read: local guitar shop with minimal setup skills) and
    have nut and bridge changed to 4 strings?

    Local Cash Converters/cash generators are chock full of unwanted short
    scale (6 string) guitars for £20-50 a piece and a setup is needed anyway.

    Thanks.

    Your choice is your own, but it doesn't seem to be that you would get a real tenor guitar or the "tenor guitar experience" by these attempts.

    I don't know of any such manufacturers. Good luck in your quest.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to gtr on Sun Jul 30 21:27:53 2023
    On 20/06/2023 03:28 am, gtr wrote:

    "Ottavio Caruso" <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:

    As per title.
    Local 2nd hand market of tenor guitar is non-existent.
    Alternatively, is it worth sending a scavenged short scale guitar to a
    semi-pro luthier (read: local guitar shop with minimal setup skills) and
    have nut and bridge changed to 4 strings?
    Local Cash Converters/cash generators are chock full of unwanted short
    scale (6 string) guitars for £20-50 a piece and a setup is needed anyway. >> Thanks.

    Your choice is your own, but it doesn't seem to be that you would get a real tenor guitar or the "tenor guitar experience" by these attempts.

    I don't know of any such manufacturers. Good luck in your quest.

    To Ottavio:

    Knight Guitars in Surrey could make you a proper purpose-built tenor
    guitar to order. Archtop or flat-top as you prefer.

    But it wouldn't be £50!

    All you'll get for £50 is a £50 guitar.

    Is that what you want?

    <https://www.knight-guitars.com/>

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  • From Ottavio Caruso@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 31 10:37:36 2023
    Am 30/07/2023 um 20:27 schrieb JNugent:
    On 20/06/2023 03:28 am, gtr wrote:

    "Ottavio Caruso" <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:

    As per title.
    Local 2nd hand market of tenor guitar is non-existent.
    Alternatively, is it worth sending a scavenged short scale guitar to a
    semi-pro luthier (read: local guitar shop with minimal setup skills) and >>> have nut and bridge changed to 4 strings?
    Local Cash Converters/cash generators are chock full of unwanted short
    scale (6 string) guitars for £20-50 a piece and a setup is needed
    anyway.
    Thanks.

    Your choice is your own, but it doesn't seem to be that you would get
    a real
    tenor guitar or the "tenor guitar experience" by these attempts.

    I don't know of any such manufacturers. Good luck in your quest.

    To Ottavio:

    Knight Guitars in Surrey could make you a proper purpose-built tenor
    guitar to order. Archtop or flat-top as you prefer.

    But it wouldn't be £50!

    All you'll get for £50 is a £50 guitar.

    Is that what you want?

    <https://www.knight-guitars.com/>


    A custom made tenor would probably run in the £1000s. But I'll give them
    a call. Thanks.

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    Ottavio Caruso

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Ottavio Caruso on Mon Jul 31 20:41:48 2023
    On 31/07/2023 11:37 am, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
    Am 30/07/2023 um 20:27 schrieb JNugent:
    On 20/06/2023 03:28 am, gtr wrote:

    "Ottavio Caruso" <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:

    As per title.
    Local 2nd hand market of tenor guitar is non-existent.
    Alternatively, is it worth sending a scavenged short scale guitar to a >>>> semi-pro luthier (read: local guitar shop with minimal setup skills)
    and
    have nut and bridge changed to 4 strings?
    Local Cash Converters/cash generators are chock full of unwanted short >>>> scale (6 string) guitars for £20-50 a piece and a setup is needed
    anyway.
    Thanks.

    Your choice is your own, but it doesn't seem to be that you would get
    a real
    tenor guitar or the "tenor guitar experience" by these attempts.

    I don't know of any such manufacturers. Good luck in your quest.

    To Ottavio:

    Knight Guitars in Surrey could make you a proper purpose-built tenor
    guitar to order. Archtop or flat-top as you prefer.

    But it wouldn't be £50!

    All you'll get for £50 is a £50 guitar.

    Is that what you want?

    <https://www.knight-guitars.com/>


    A custom made tenor would probably run in the £1000s. But I'll give them
    a call. Thanks.

    You are welcome.

    And Knight Guitars is hereby recommended.

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