Elderly Instruments Latest - New Musical Instruments - Tenor/Plectrum Instruments http://elderly.com/list/new.rss?catlist=80N en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:29:20 -0500 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:29:20 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Based upon classic designs this acoustic tenor guitar features a small "0" size 14-fret body, solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back & sides, mahogany neck w/adjustable truss rod, dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard, bound top, back & fingerboard, ornate peghead inlay, bone saddle & nut, nickel tuners, black pickguard and full gloss finish. Tune it like the top 4 strings of a guitar, or in 5ths. Imported from Asia. ($371.25) ]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BR40T.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BR40T.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTIT800.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTIT800.htm Tenor banjo and octave mando players will like this instrument patterned after a 1920's vintage SS Stewart label tenor guitar. Solid Sitka Spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard with abalone dots, banjo-style peghead with ebony overlay, 21" scale length, 32" total length, upper bout 8", lower bout 11", round sound hole with wood-inlaid rosette, black plastic binding, and ladder bracing. 5-Star geared planetary tuners, carbon rod reinforced neck, bone nut, Waverly tailpiece and floating ebony bridge. Originally intended for banjo players and tuned in fifths, this instrument can be tuned an octave lower than a fiddle or mandolin, in both standard (GDAE) and a variety of open tunings. Handcrafted in Ithaca, New York. . ($1600.00) ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/JDS1S.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/JDS1S.htm TENOR OPENBACK - Inspired by the old Harmony banjos this openback features an 11" diameter composite rim w/ standard 24-hook pattern, beveled tension hoop w/ flat hooks, Vega style armrest, bound mahogany neck w/ dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard & adjustable truss rod, solid peghead w/ guitar style tuners, a nice entry-level tenor banjo. ($175.00) ]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RB20T.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RB20T.htm