Happy new tenor guitar Friday. I put strings on a new one today. I designed it for a tuning (G-D-A-E) that I’ve not used on my tenors in the past. This tuning is favored by many modern Irish tenor banjo and guitar players, and others. It does make it easier to get up to speed if you’re coming from a violin or mandolin. (Tenors are often tuned C-G-D-A like a viola.) It’s only a few hours old and already sounds really good. It’ll be a killer-diller. Plus, the sugar maple is amazing.

A grand concert twin to this guitar is coming in a few days!

Update, August 26: I’ve added a listing for this guitar.