We all fashion our cigar box guitars into the format of regular guitars, so why not do something new with your cbg. Make it a tenor cigar box guitar. This page is dedicated to the making and playing of tenor cigar box guitars.
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  • Michael Fred Johnson March 11, 2019 at 11:04am

    Didn't realise there was a Tenor group 'till today,finished the cbg tenor in early 2017,just finished the other,enjoying playing it tuned cgCG or should that be CGcg?1371952244?profile=RESIZE_710x1371972072?profile=RESIZE_710x

  • Shawn February 15, 2017 at 8:18pm

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  • Shawn February 15, 2017 at 8:16pm

    306610137?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024Doc made out of found pine chest tuned open A or G depending on my mood. P-bass pickups split and wired to 2 on/off toggle switches.

  • Randy S. Bretz October 30, 2016 at 12:55pm

    306590293?profile=RESIZE_1024x102424" scale length  reso tenor w/ Republic uke cone.

  • Thorsten Hinrichsen May 3, 2015 at 2:08pm

    My latest tenor - no cbg but made of old scrap wood. tuned G-D-A-E.

    The violin tuning makes it great as a rhythm guitar - just learn two barré chords and you can play almost everything...

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  • ani mcneice March 4, 2014 at 4:35am
    The tenor guitar came about because banjos were going out of favour, & the banjo guys could swap over to that should they choose to.
    That is a lovely tale about your dad!
    We took the bass string & top B off a 6 string & move top E up, turned it into a tenor.
    1st, 3rd,4th & 5th strings
    Took the spare m/heads off covered the holes & it worked a treat.
  • Ice Bob March 3, 2014 at 9:08pm

    i dont know if this aplys but my Dad played early big band music and 4 string banjo was the instrument of choice because of volume when Dad started on 6 string guitar they were still trying to play banjo parts on 6 string guitar cause thats what it was aranged for so he never played any more then 4 string chords  up and down the neck kinda like uke. very melodic chording

  • ani mcneice February 6, 2014 at 4:19pm
    Mal I live in theUK
  • ani mcneice February 6, 2014 at 4:18pm
    Anyone made a telecaster tenor?
  • Mal Chilvers January 11, 2014 at 4:12am

    Is there any member of this group from the UK

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Fret Spacing

Tossing around ideas for a Tenor build. One thing that has me a little puzzled in these early stages is fret spacing. Do Tenors have the same fret spacing as a regular guitar neck? I thought they did then I saw a video that suggestion otherwise. Thanks.

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Well here's my daily player what's yours

Attached is my daily tenor guitar kinda. I call her Janet she has a 25 inch scale ( I know not a real tenor) maple neck Purple Heart fretboard with brass fret/ side dots a bone nut and a 4 string through body adjustable bridge Oak body with two P-bass pickups and 2 volume knobs 1 tone and 2 toggle switches one for each pickup. Oh and a pardon veneer headstock.image.jpg

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