Monday 20 July 2015

1920s Epiphone Inspiration round tenor guitar.

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This seems like a rare bird. When the guitar started to overtake the banjo in jazz some companies took to installing tenor necks on their guitars. This gave us the common tenor guitars by Martin, Gibson, and others. But this Epiphone Inspiration took a different approach, essentially replacing tone ring and head with wood. Maybe they thought that it would be an easier sell to banjo players if the instrument still resembled what they were accustom to. 
Maybe they just liked how it looked. 
I know I do.

R.W. Haller





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3 comments:

  1. I believe this is actually a plectrum (typically 27"+ scale) rather than a tenor (typically 23").

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  2. I believe this is actually a plectrum (typically 27"+ scale) rather than a tenor (typically 23").

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  3. I would like this seems like a rare bird. When the guitar started to overtake the banjo in jazz some companies took to installing tenor necks on their guitars.
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