my name is joe Mac, long time five string player and a returning Irish tenor player. Having missed my tenor so much I have pulled it back out from under the bed and have joined s trio, guitar, pipes and myself. It's good to meet you all, joe
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 | captbanjo says:
2/1/2015 5:18:50 AM
May the force be with you!
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 | joemac says:
2/1/2015 5:29:07 AM
Thanks Wayne!
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 | robmac07 says:
2/3/2015 4:20:26 PM
G'day Joe. After playing bluegrass and old time banjo (which I still love) for 40 years here in Oz, I've decided to appease my Irish ancestors and start learning 'Irish' Tenor Jo. Having fun with a (very loud and punchy) GT IT250F resonator model with an arch top tone ring.
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| joemac says:
2/3/2015 11:24:29 PM
Hi Rb!
Sounds like we both done the same thing mate! Gold tone is a nice instrument and the arch top is essential for Irish banjo I believe. I have an Ozark Kells banjo but the scale length is very long so it's getting a new Paragon style neck made for it, I love the sound of the tub, that's why I decided on a neck change only.
Good luck with your playing mate....joe.
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| captbanjo says:
2/4/2015 12:39:15 AM
Arch tops are not essential IMO. Just another factor in a long list of them. I play a Deering flathead tenor and love it. Some videos are on my homepage if anyone is interested.
Wayne
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| joemac says:
2/4/2015 1:45:46 AM
Well it's your oppinion, I have several Deerings and enjoy my Jens Kruger model the best, I also enjoy my Gibsons but I do not like the flathead plunk on my tenor and I enjoy Gerry OConnors playing a lot, I went with the arch top after talking with him and Davey arthur, they also enjoy the sharp top end an srchtop brings to the table. Music and it's tones are heard differently by us all and become a very individual thing, all I know is when I hit Back of Spuds up high on my E string ....it rocks!!
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| robmac07 says:
2/4/2015 5:00:52 AM
Well Joe, I got the archtop resonator GT as it was affordable and had the 'cut' for pub sessions with button accordions etc. Darn heavy tho'. I like the tone of flatheads for bluegrass and old time but am very impressed by the IT250F for IT. OK on Gerry O'Connor and Enda Scahill. Both brilliant. I have Enda's books. It's going to be a long journey but it's already fun! Just a side note. I've also found the tenor excellent at our large Old Timey Jams with lots of fiddles. It helps 'punctuate' the fiddle melodies and as I already know most of the tunes on fiddle it's easy to finger. I mostly use ADae tuning instead of GDae as we play a lot in D and A and the low A gives the 4th string more tension for accurate noting, especially on a 17 fret short scale.
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| joemac says:
2/4/2015 5:26:35 AM
Sounds good Rob, my banjo has the standard scale neck, but standard on the long side, I'm getting a shorter neck made for me as I love the sound of the tub a lot, I thought about a short scale but I'm not sure, I have heard that tone can be lost on the bottom end, what do you think?
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| captbanjo says:
2/4/2015 5:47:02 AM
Yes, it was my opinion. That is what IMO means.
Wayne
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| robmac07 says:
2/4/2015 3:50:13 PM
Looking at many Youtube vids, I notice that the majority of "top" players use 19 fret longer scale tenors (~22-23"). Partly coz most of the later high end tenors in the jazz age were 19 frets anyhow, and also for tone. The fingering may need to be stretched but that's not a problem with practice. My 17 fret ~20" GT is pretty good on the 4th G but my older open back 17 fret tenor isn't real good on the 4th. I notice that Mr O'Connor often uses a 19 fret tuned standard CGda with a capo on fret 2. Loses the low G but makes high B's etc easier.
G'Day to Wayne by the way. Like your fingerstyle approach.
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| joemac says:
2/4/2015 3:56:48 PM
Cheers for that Rob, mine is a 23inch, 19 fret, I must admit I enjoy that scale length when it comes to playing stuff like the masons apron up the top end.
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