I’ve been building tenors with every possible body size: from the jumbo all the way down to the Sojourner. I have developed this body especially for tenors. Jeff, who has gotten me to build for him before, allowed me to experiment on him by being the first person to get my Translator model. And this one has one of my newest woods that I am offering. This guitar has a cypress top.
Every time I think I’ve built everything that can be thought of, somebody comes along to prove me wrong. Rich sings Dean Martin songs, and he sings like Dean Martin. He got me to build him a tenor. A tenor is a rare enough instrument as it is, but this is an 8 string tenor tuned in octaves. And the body is a jumbo. So that’s a whole lot of sound coming out of that guitar. You can catch up with Rich at http://www.amoredeanmartin.com/Rich%20as%20Rich.html, or rseven@optonline.net.
Tim, in Albq., NM, got me to build this tenor in December of ’07. It has the sojourner body with a 22 3/8” string length, and it is tuned C G D a, as a mandola. It has a Venetian cutaway and has my standard wiring package. The sides, back and neck are cherry with a western red cedar top.
Dennis, from Stewart, OH, got me to build a left-handed tenor with the sojourner body. This is a long scale tenor with a 25 5/8” string length. It is a 6-string tenor with the bottom 2 strings doubled. The sides, back and neck are black walnut with a western red cedar top, and my standard wiring package.
Jeff, from Piscataway, NJ, has one of my tenors built with the ambassador body. It has a 22” string length. The sides, back and neck are pecan with a western red cedar top. Also, he got me to include a rosewood overlay on the headstock to match the bridge and fret board.