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My Round Tenor Guitar
Made from parts leftover from Estate Sales
It came to me as an assembled unit, home made, with a 20s Stromberg-Voisinet (Chicago) tenor neck on it that was warped beyond repair.
The maker did a fair job of making a player so I took it apart and started again.
This to me was a way to honor Elmer Stromberg, who also made a round tenor guitar in Boston in the 20s. (Not affiliated with Voisinet)
The body was a 3/8" thick Engelmann spruce top
Sides were a maple veneer and the back, a beautiful birdseye maple,1/4" thick piece turned down to a concave resonator back.
It was played acoustically.
I intended to make it an electric because the top drove no tone acoustically, and this is the result.
It came to me as an assembled unit, home made, with a 20s Stromberg-Voisinet (Chicago) tenor neck on it that was warped beyond repair.
The maker did a fair job of making a player so I took it apart and started again.
This to me was a way to honor Elmer Stromberg, who also made a round tenor guitar in Boston in the 20s. (Not affiliated with Voisinet)
The body was a 3/8" thick Engelmann spruce top
Sides were a maple veneer and the back, a beautiful birdseye maple,1/4" thick piece turned down to a concave resonator back.
It was played acoustically.
I intended to make it an electric because the top drove no tone acoustically, and this is the result.

After hole cut and back crack repair


neck tacked on to top for alignment / angle

Neck lagged to sidewall, tortoise binding

Mahogany veneer going on.

Sound hole bound

Checking the back fit, neck fully attached

Electrics and neck block completed

Sunburst complete, refretted

Setup complete, Caddick bridge on for testing

Plays well up and down with no hum


Poles for pickup are threaded collars through the top with adjustable screws




Thanks for looking and sharing.
VM
VM