so somebody just bought a Tenor Guitar!! hee hee

[sleepingangel]

So I'm slowly working my way back to 6 strings lol. I have bad basal thumb joint arthritis in my left hand and only in the last 6 months or so have been back to the guitar and ukulele.

I'm mostly playing ukulele because it's easier on the arthritis. BUT I'm working on the 6 string~ 

I also got an inexpensive Baritone Ukulele for my birthday from my son's gift card to Amazon. I actually like it a lot because it's easier on my fingers and yet it's the last 4 strings of the guitar. So how cool is that? this is also helping me get back to the guitar

Then I found a sweet deal from Kala for a 4 string Tenor guitar. All Solid Spruce top.  It's normally like 350-400 but they discontinued it because they can't import Rosewood and the back and sides are Rosewood laminate. SO I got it for $199

It hasn't come yet. It was supposed to come Friday but Thursday we had a snow storm. So it's been sitting on a cold Fed X truck all weekend. I hope it's okay when it finally gets here.

I have no idea if I will like it but I figure I'll give it a shot. It's tuned like a mandolin (which I can't play AT all due to the scrunched frets.) It's weird with this arthritis. If the fretboard is too wide I can't play and if it's too skinny I can't play....it's got to be just right lol!!

anyway I'll post pictures and let you know how I like it!! 
SHould be fun!

Maria

P.s Glad to be here!

Edited January 8, 2018 by sleepingangel

[IanD]

Great to hear that you're slowly working your way back to 6 strings Maria, even if you have to stick at 4 for a while. 

I seem to have suddenly started to develop arthritis in my fingers in the last 6 months and am developing little nodules in some of the finger joints so I'm playing as much as I can right now, in case I can't one day.

Let us know how you get on with that tenor guitar. I hadn't heard of them until I went on a weekend guitar course and there was a guy in his mid 80s there with one. Looked pretty cool.

Ian

[Cindy]

Great to see you here! 

[sleepingangel]

Thanks guys. Great to be here. And wow Ian yes play on. The doc said “playing through pain is fine cause it’s not like it’s gonna make it worse. It just is what it is. I do have a hand brace that I use which can make the 6 strings hard to play but maybe I can wear it when I play the four. I use it while playing ukulele and it helps. 

Nice to see you here Cindy too 

Maria 

[Ice9]

Hi Maria, good to see you here and great to see you playing again.

I have a couple of Kala Uke's and they're so much fun. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think about the tenor guitar Keep us posted.

 

[BobatSV]

Maria -  Watch re-runs of the Mickey Mouse Club.  Jimmy Dodd played a tenor (as did Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio).

 

Bob

[Cindy]

So did you tenor guitar arrive today, Maria? 

[sleepingangel]

Thanks yes. I waited all day and guess when it comes ? At like 4:45  An hour before I had to leave for work!! So I only got to play it a short time. But I did figure out some chrods! I like it!! I will post pics as soon as I can!!

Maria 

[Nutty1]

Wow, great to see you here Maria. You are a very talented musician and singer. The way that you have strived to still be playing music with your arthritis is an inspiration to me. You are the proof of the old saying "You just can't keep a good woman down". When can we hear you sing again too? ?

[bruster]

sounds like your describing porridge,  Goldilocks.                            it's good to see all the familiar face's here at our new home.

Edited January 12, 2018 by bruster