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Title: Larrivee tenor guitar?
Post by: dmcginnis on December 01, 2010, 09:33:25 AM
Has Larrivee ever made a tenor guitar (GDAE tuning)?  Or, has anyone ever modified a parlor into a tenor?

Thanks for the information.
Title: Re: Larrivee tenor guitar?
Post by: GA-ME on December 01, 2010, 09:41:30 AM
You won't be able to use the Parlor for a tenor using standard tuning for the tenor. Tenor tuning is actually CGDA and the A string won't be able to be brought up to pitch without breaking. The parlor has a 24 inch scale and most tenors are between 21 and 23 inch scales. The GDAE tuning is actually an alternate tuning for the tenor taken from the Irish folks and the Octave Mandolin tunings.

Here is a thread I did a long time ago about a Tenor I restored to playing condition for my friend:

http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=26752.0