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Would a Tenor Guitar Make a Good 3 Stringer?

Posted by molinee on May 15, 2011 at 4:45am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I have oftened wondered if you took an old Tenor 4 string guitar and put in a different nut cut for  3 string would you end up with a sweet 3 stringer?  Has anyone done this?  Does anyone know of a modern day acoustic guitar that has a really narrow neck and nut that could be changed over to 3 string?

-just wondering

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  • John McNair May 15, 2011 at 11:51am
    absolutly!
  • Uncle John May 15, 2011 at 10:28am
    Joe is right about removing the tuner (machine head) not used.  A tenor as a  4 string will be fine.  And you can always chan ge it back. 
  • Don Thompson May 15, 2011 at 9:40am

    Another issue that would have to be addressed is changing the bridge saddle locations for strings. Me, I'd leave well enough alone.

    Don

  • Keni Lee Burgess May 15, 2011 at 8:42am

    Hello again molinee,

     

    I use a tenor guitar the same way I use a 4 string CBG:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT2BaiVX-38&feature=channel_vide...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLGnnF-TIbY&feature=channel_vide...

    I hope this answers your question. Please feel free to write if you have any further questions. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee

     

  • joe cerroni May 15, 2011 at 8:24am
    I don't see why it wouldn't work, but you would probably have to remove the empty tuning peg or immobilize it. i've noticed empty tuners tend to vibrate when the remaining strings are played, causing a lot of buzz.Then again, and this is just me,if I had an old tenor guitar, i would probably just leave it as a four stringer. This would allow for more options. You can always tune to whatever open tuning you like and just play three of the strings without touching the other one. Sometimes i only play one string on my 3 and 4 stringers. Hope this helps, and welcome to the nation! 
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