I love my new tenor guitar from Aaron. The sound is much louder than I imagined and I am heard across the room in a jam session which surprised me and others. With a shoulder replacement I am able to reach across the lower bout which I cannot do with my Martin and Harmony tenors. I am a bass player who, during medical difficulties, was replaced in jams and a band. Totally bereft, I got Aaron to build me a tenor guitar and I am so happy he helped me find a way to enjoy music again! Thanks, Aaron. Love the vintage look and celebration of the Regal heritage.
Thanks Aaron, what is similar to both, is they are stunning to look at and sound sublime. Am sure people will find their instrument, that said I believe you can’t have too many. But my wife disagrees 😄. She always comes round in the end though.
Thanks for explaining. I got a baritone uke last year and really love it. Knew there was a such thing as a tenor guitar with only 4 strings, but didn't know how it was different from the baritone uke.
Thanks for that. I bought a tenor guitar during lockdown, and later a baritone uke. I never worried about the differences and your video confirms I was right not to. In a blindfold test, you'd never mistake one for the other.
I wish you had said that the _traditional_ tuning of the tenor guitar is all fifths. Not that it's bad or wrong to tune it another way, of course, but this historical fact may help to prevent confusion between the two instruments.
That Baritone is so rich and warm. Oh my ! The Tenor sound seems to jump off the body. I really like what you have done with the Tenor’s neck at the nut. The frets seem closer together than other Tenors I’ve seen which would make chording easier for those with smaller hands. Two amazing instruments, well done.
Yep, this clears up a lot of my questions. One thing you touched on that I’ve always wondered about the tenor guitar is the narrow nut. You say that steel strings and the taper of the fretboard lend themselves to the 1 5/16 spacing on the nut. Why is that?
I just think it feels comfortable for steel strings. Many old ones are far slimmer. It is just what was traditional for tenor banjos growing out of the mandolin and violin world in the early 1900’s.
I would say it does kinda make it worse actually lol, I would have assumed baritone ukes and tenor guitars were more different from each other prior to the video and looking up how a baritone uke was tuned. Was kinda surprised it doesn't usually have reentrant tuning like the smaller ukes, as that's kinda the one thing that I associate fairly strongly with ukes, more than the strings (as guitars can also have nylon strings) Does the bracing you mention effect the sound and if so in what way, or is it more a historical thing?
It's just names. Guitar, bass, ukelele variants, tenor could just be named "string instrument" and just differ in string count and size. The tunings are changeable anyway, many who play soprano/tenor etc uke use a low G.
I`d say it totally depends on the strings you use.Tenor guitars can take MANY different tunings,but bear in mind the tension might overstress the construction,or you get floppy strings with too low tension.I tuned my Tenor in B/Fis/b/fis using the middle 4 of a silk&steel set;a steel core set would definitely be too much tension,though my cheap Ashbury tenor is quite robust.And: You might have to make new nut and saddle for different gauges.
A few months ago I bought a custom set of strings for one of my baritone ukuleles for GCEA tuning. I normally use low tension fluorocarbon strings on my baritone, so I used the normal 3 strings for the G,C, and E, and they recommended a nylon .022 or .024 for the A string. I have the .022 nylon string on the uke currently for the A string. It may not hold up as well as the .024 nylon if you play it a lot, but it has slightly less tension when tuned to A as compared to the .024 string. They are "Uke Logic" strings from Hawaii Music Supply.
Great explanation , thank you. Your instruments sound awesome!! I lucked into a Steve Carr tenor guitar last year and love it, but sure would like to have a nice baritone uke....hmmmm.....
Just get one of each, that's what I did.
I agree. Why choose between the two if you can have both!
I love my new tenor guitar from Aaron. The sound is much louder than I imagined and I am heard across the room in a jam session which surprised me and others. With a shoulder replacement I am able to reach across the lower bout which I cannot do with my Martin and Harmony tenors. I am a bass player who, during medical difficulties, was replaced in jams and a band. Totally bereft, I got Aaron to build me a tenor guitar and I am so happy he helped me find a way to enjoy music again! Thanks, Aaron. Love the vintage look and celebration of the Regal heritage.
Thanks Aaron, what is similar to both, is they are stunning to look at and sound sublime. Am sure people will find their instrument, that said I believe you can’t have too many. But my wife disagrees 😄. She always comes round in the end though.
Another super informative video.
Thanks for explaining. I got a baritone uke last year and really love it. Knew there was a such thing as a tenor guitar with only 4 strings, but didn't know how it was different from the baritone uke.
Gorgeous! I have an old baritone uke, and yours sounds just magical here
Thanks for the explanation 👍
Thanks for that. I bought a tenor guitar during lockdown, and later a baritone uke. I never worried about the differences and your video confirms I was right not to. In a blindfold test, you'd never mistake one for the other.
Good video and helpful information! Wonderful instrument(s)!
I wish you had said that the _traditional_ tuning of the tenor guitar is all fifths. Not that it's bad or wrong to tune it another way, of course, but this historical fact may help to prevent confusion between the two instruments.
I still like the baratone Uke sound. Thanks for your comparison 😊
Great job
You explained it clearly and simply!
I was just wondering about this! Thanks for the video!
I’m curious how the tenor guitar strings attach to the instrument!
There is a metal tailpiece with hooks.
I like it when two completely different instruments grow towards each other like that (and still stay quite different).
That Baritone is so rich and warm. Oh my ! The Tenor sound seems to jump off the body. I really like what you have done with the Tenor’s neck at the nut. The frets seem closer together than other Tenors I’ve seen which would make chording easier for those with smaller hands. Two amazing instruments, well done.
Yep, this clears up a lot of my questions. One thing you touched on that I’ve always wondered about the tenor guitar is the narrow nut. You say that steel strings and the taper of the fretboard lend themselves to the 1 5/16 spacing on the nut. Why is that?
I just think it feels comfortable for steel strings. Many old ones are far slimmer. It is just what was traditional for tenor banjos growing out of the mandolin and violin world in the early 1900’s.
Thanks Aaron.
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Will you be making more tenor guitars any time soon? Looking on your site now. 🙂
I’ve made five in the last three months. I don’t believe any are in the queue for this fall.
Very nice ,does the tenor guitar have a truss rod ? Is it possible to make one without a truss rod ?
I use an adjustable truss rod. You can make one without, but I prefer the little bit of insurance against future problems.
@@beansproutmusicalinstruments thanks for the information.
I have both, they have their own flavors. The Tenor Guitar is the same tuning as a Tenor Banjo.
I skipped em both over and went with vihuela! Lol great builds man
What's the difference between a guitarlele and a parlour guitar? If any.
Guitalele is nylon strings and about half the size of a steel string parlor guitar.
How does ladder brace vs fan brace affect the sound and playability?
Does not change playability. It has a loud, direct, simple sound that is a bit old timey.
I would say it does kinda make it worse actually lol, I would have assumed baritone ukes and tenor guitars were more different from each other prior to the video and looking up how a baritone uke was tuned.
Was kinda surprised it doesn't usually have reentrant tuning like the smaller ukes, as that's kinda the one thing that I associate fairly strongly with ukes, more than the strings (as guitars can also have nylon strings)
Does the bracing you mention effect the sound and if so in what way, or is it more a historical thing?
It's just names. Guitar, bass, ukelele variants, tenor could just be named "string instrument" and just differ in string count and size. The tunings are changeable anyway, many who play soprano/tenor etc uke use a low G.
Please tell me the make and model of the strings used on the tenor guitar to achieve this tuning. Thank you.
Yes, I can make up custom string sets. Email info@thebeansprout.com
Is it possible to tune a tenor guitar GCEA as an octave Ukulele? Or would it be silly?
I’ve never tried it
I`d say it totally depends on the strings you use.Tenor guitars can take MANY different tunings,but bear in mind the tension might overstress the construction,or you get floppy strings with too low tension.I tuned my Tenor in B/Fis/b/fis using the middle 4 of a silk&steel set;a steel core set would definitely be too much tension,though my cheap Ashbury tenor is quite robust.And: You might have to make new nut and saddle for different gauges.
A few months ago I bought a custom set of strings for one of my baritone ukuleles for GCEA tuning. I normally use low tension fluorocarbon strings on my baritone, so I used the normal 3 strings for the G,C, and E, and they recommended a nylon .022 or .024 for the A string. I have the .022 nylon string on the uke currently for the A string. It may not hold up as well as the .024 nylon if you play it a lot, but it has slightly less tension when tuned to A as compared to the .024 string.
They are "Uke Logic" strings from Hawaii Music Supply.
That Oak baritone is gorgeous.
Are the fret boards radiused on your tenor guitar and baritone ukulele?
Yea on baritone no on tenor guitar. But I will do either if someone asks for it.
Great explanation , thank you. Your instruments sound awesome!! I lucked into a Steve Carr tenor guitar last year and love it, but sure would like to have a nice baritone uke....hmmmm.....
You ever tune your tenors in 5ths?
I spoke too soon lol
?! scale length on the Uke?!?
20”
What kind of bracing do you use for the tenor?
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