1928 Gibson TG-0 Tenor Guitar

How can an old Gibbie tenor guitar be both lovely and beat to heck at the same time? This answers that! It's got that great ruddy-warm mahogany glow to the finish, the body outline is killer, and it of course sounds and plays a treat. The flipside of these bonuses is that there's a replaced bit of top (with three cracks running from it) and a whole bunch of mucked-up finish on the back -- seemingly from some sort of chemical reaction with... probably a strap in a case... when it was stored for decades.

The plusses do outweight the minuses, though, in the favor of this tenor. It's got a woody, midsy, forward voice with decent cut to it. It will easily punch-out in its own pocket for band or jam use like a Kalamazoo tenor or similar. It doesn't do "very sweet and warm and mellow" so much, though. It's definitely more forward and bluesy and bouzouki-like.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress, crack and top repairs, new saddle/saddle slot expansion for better intonation, side dots install, setup.

Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz

Scale length: 22 7/8"

Nut width: 1 1/8"

Neck shape: medium softer V

Board radius: flat

Body width: 12 3/4"

Body depth: 3 7/8"

Top wood: solid mahogany

Back & sides wood: solid mahogany

Bracing type: fan/half-x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 40w, 30w, 20w, 12 for GDAE tuning (can adjust for other tunings)

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: smaller/lower

Condition notes: everything is original to the instrument save bridge pins, endpin, and saddle and also the replacement bit in the top and a small section of binding near it. All cracks are cleated securely and sealed. 

It comes with: no case, sorry!