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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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Fret Spacing

Started by SlowFoot. Last reply by frank tennyson Oct 14, 2018. 3 Replies 0 Likes

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…Continue

Great idea

Started by Ronald Hanes Oct 11, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Great idea I have one under construction right now. VSL will be 23-1/2".Tenor Guitars are really great to play.Twang onBoJack....aka Ron H.Continue

Well here's my daily player what's yours

Started by Shawn. Last reply by Shawn Oct 25, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes

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…Continue

Tenor guitar gathering in Astoria, Or

Started by Mad Dog Madda. Last reply by Mad Dog Madda May 2, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes

http://www.tenorguitarfoundation.org/gathering.htmCheck out this website for information.Continue

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Comment by Diane in Chicago on November 29, 2009 at 6:38pm: oops!

www.folkofthewood.com/PDF/octavechordchart.pdf

Comment by Diane in Chicago on November 29, 2009 at 6:38pm: Well, shows what I know. I thought a baritone uke was dgbe and the D was an octave higher.

Anyhoo, here's the mandolin chord chart link:

Comment by spencer on November 29, 2009 at 3:43pm: a 19" scale GDAE is a baritone ukulele

Comment by Diane in Chicago on November 29, 2009 at 3:16am: All my four strings have been tenors, but even shorter -- 19". I tune them GDAE, like a fiddle or mandolin. The fifth tunings are great because many chords require only 2 fingers - so good for beginners like me.

I use tenor guitar string sets which I think are .032, 022, 014 and 010

There is an octave mandolin chord chart out there that shows all the important chords for GDAE tuning, broken into groups depending on what key you are playing in. I'll try to find the link. Very helpful at a jam when they keep switching keys!