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| Soares'y Tenor guitar | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18th, 2005 01:40 pm |
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Tim3finger Approved 
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Good morning I just got through reading 1four5's post on "new tools" and wanted to say, "you're welcome, Dean"  . Also had a question for the general membership. I have been playing my bari ukes and old beat up( junk and homemade) tenor guitars for a awhile now. I find my playing (especially fingerpicking) has been improving at a much faster rate than when I was playing guitar. I think it has something to do with number of strings, fingers, and brain cells. Anyway here is my question. I just got a Soares'y tenor guitar off of eBay last night. I am hoping it sounds okay and has enough of the right stuff to tweak it into a real nice little player. I will tune it DGBE, just like my ukes( brain cells, remember). Does anyone now anything about these Guitars?  Good or bad I want to hear it.T3F
____________________ Tim "Trying to give back a little of what I've been given" |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 09:57 pm |
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Geauga Bob Approved 
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Hi Tim, I've got two Soares'ys, an archtop O-Hole 4-string and an archtop F-Hole 8-string. Both are the best bang for the buck you can get! Mike uses "shop" strings when he ships, so I would take 'em off and put on a decent set of Martins or other high quality brand. You are also gonna have to tweak the floating bridge to get proper intonation. But you won't be sorry you bought it!  They have a great tone, sustain and excellent volume (the 8-string will keep up with any acoustic guitar out there). If you have any problems or questions, don't hesitate to email Mike. He's a great guy and as helpful as they come. Enjoy! Bob
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 11:18 pm |
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Tim3finger Approved
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Hey Bob Thanks for the feedback.  I am still waiting on my little tenor ( 23" scale mini dreadnaught flattop) to get here. What you had to say makes me feel a whole lot better. You know how it is when you buy an instrument without putting your hands on it, you just kinda hope its a decent instrument. I really can't wait now!Thanks T3F P.S. check out my post "Sometimes you gotta do it yourself"
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 03:20 pm |
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Geauga Bob Approved
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Tim3finger wrote: P.S. check out my post "Sometimes you gotta do it yourself" Tim, I saw your post and the pictures. NICE JOB!  Fortunately, both my tenors are cutaways so I didn't have to do any modifications. By the way, I tune both of them DGBE (Chicago tuning), but also have another tenor tuned CGDA (tenor tuning). Using a Martin 12-string light set on the 8-string and medium Martins on the 4-string. They have a nice, mellow sound. I've got a Dean Markley pickup on the 8-string right at the bottom of the fingerboard mounted with velcro. Remember this is an archtop, so the strings are high at that point. Got about 3/16" between the strings and pickup. Works great, especially at church going through the master sound system. Other than church, I play without the pickup. Only problem you're gonna have is not wanting to put it down! So be prepared!  Bob
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25th, 2005 12:36 pm |
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1four5 Approved 
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I'm as excited as Tim to see the new Tenor! We jam every day (lunch time at work) and sometimes really gets crazy! Tim was playing Bari uke, and then this week brought his Harmony Tenor conversion...man that little sucker plays! The cool part is that whenever Tim gets a new instrument, I get to check it out and play it
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25th, 2005 02:57 pm |
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Tim3finger Approved
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Hey Bob Thanks- I had a lot of fun making that old 6-string Stella/Harmony into a tenor. It turned out better than I thought it would, because with two less strings and it's solid birch construction, it's voice is well suited to be a tenor.  Sometimes we all get lucky with our projects. I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Soares'y, but in the meantime, my little Stella is taking the edge off of my "waitin for a new guitaritis".  Dean- I'm glad you like playing the stuff I get. You know, that goes both ways, I get to play your stuff too! Glad also, you don't turn your nose up at bargain basement stuff. If it don't have Gibson or Martin on the Headstock, that don't mean it won't play. Okay, I better say this- I like Gibson and Martin instruments- just can't afford/justify one yet. T3F Last edited on Fri Mar 25th, 2005 03:08 pm by Tim3finger ____________________ Tim "Trying to give back a little of what I've been given" |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2005 07:00 pm |
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Geauga Bob Approved
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Tim3finger wrote: I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Soares'y, but in the meantime, my little Stella is taking the edge off of my "waitin for a new guitaritis". So did you get your new Soares'y yet! I'm eagerly awaiting to hear your thoughts about it!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2005 11:57 pm |
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Tim3finger Approved
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Bob Overall, I am pleased. When they advertised "made by elves in dimly lit caves", they weren't kidding.  Mine does have some warts. I realize also that some setup is required on any guitar, this one was no different. What I had to do to the bridge was rather extensive in order for it to be playable for me. I like a medium to low action and I had to perform some surgery on the guitar to get the action I like. If Someone likes their action high, it would be no problem. These things I mentioned would normally sour me on a guitar. BUT, it does sound really good, with excellent tone and sustain from such a small guitar, and it is a purpose built tenor at a decent price. So, overall, I would say it is a good deal. I know for a fact I would buy one with a cutaway next time. I ran into the body several times barre chording and sliding at the 8th fret. So it is kind of limited for my style of playing.T3F
____________________ Tim "Trying to give back a little of what I've been given" |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30th, 2005 02:26 am |
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1four5 Approved
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I got to play Tim's new Tenor today ...man I love that big fat neck! It also sounds great! I'm a little suprised how far Tim had to bring the action down to make it playable (shaved considerable bridge material away)...but at least we know how to do it. Someone without tools or knowhow would have really been screwed. It felt and looks slightly sloppily, but extreamly solid and well built. I really like the thick binding on the body and nice big fret markers. It will be a real trooper for many many years. The oversized head stock is also cool...but it needs a logo or something on there! Last edited on Wed Mar 30th, 2005 02:27 am by 1four5 ____________________ These are the good times! |
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