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Benjamin wrote:

"What, may I ask, is a tenor guitar? And does it look differently from a regular guitar. Please post pictures..."

I'll try to post some pics later on.

There was at least one Tenor Guitar made by Rickenbacker as a custom order in 1961 based on a 3/4 sized tulip-body Combo model...Fireglo finish.

Tenor Guitars only have 4 strings, usually tuned CDGA; there are quite a few other alternate tunings, like a tenor banjo or an octave mandolin.
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Thanks for the info. If I get the guitar, I'll go with an aluminum one that I'll make in my shop.
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Benjamin, here's pic of the 1961 Tenor Guitar alongside of it's cousin the Mando Guitar, one of 2 or 3 made, all in 1971:

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Don't know for sure, but I believe the Tenor Guitar to be a one-off.
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WOW

I have never seen pictures of that Tenor Guitar, specificly what would be the model number?

I really like the cross between the 381 and the 360 shape.
Man that be cool!
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That is a couple of RARE Rickenbacker instruments!
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To my knowledge,neither of these instruments had a model number because they were both custom orders. The Tenor Guitar shares the most features with a model 950; And if there would have been a model number assigned to the Mando Guitar by Rickenbacker, maybe it would have been 6008(?)

A Banjoline is a 6006, and this is like a Banjoline but with 8 strings.
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Post by oreca »

Oh so the one on the left is the Tonor Guitar?
I meant the Mando Guitar in my post then...

I reall have no knowledge of those instruments. Generally what kind of music is recorded with these? (not that there's any limit to what you can do with it probably)

I recall seeing a slightly different model on eBay, I still have the pictures somewhere on my computer if you guys want me to post it I'll shrink them and have them up.
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The Tenor Guitar is the one on the right.
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And there goes my often confusion of lefts and rights...
Thankfully that never happens when I drive :D

Thanks John.
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