 EPIPHONE | | ACOUSTIC ARCHTOP: MFG. 1931-1970 | | All high-end professional model Epiphone tenor guitars should be considered rarities, and bring a price comparable to their six-string counterparts. | | BEVERLY | | - flat spruce top, two segmented f-holes, raised black pickguard, mahogany arched back, mahogany sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, blackface peghead, three-per-side tuners, available in Brown finish, 13 in. body width, mfg. 1931-37. |
| BLACKSTONE | | - carved spruce top, f-holes, raised black pickguard, bound body, maple back/sides, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, bound blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side plate mounted tuners, available in Ebony or Sunburst finish, 14.75 in. body width, mfg. 1931-1951. |
| Blackstone Tenor | | - similar to the Blackstone, except in four-string tenor configuration, mfg. 1937-1949. |
| BROADWAY | | - carved spruce top, f-holes, raised black pickguard, multi-bound body, walnut back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl diamond inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl Masterbilt banner/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Sunburst finish, 16.375 in. body width, mfg. 1931-1958. |
| Bretton Tenor | | - tenor version of the Broadway model, 15.5 in. body width, mfg. 1931-36. |
| Broadway Tenor | | - similar to the Blackstone, except in four-string tenor configuration, mfg. 1937-1949. |
| Broadway Regent | | - similar to the Blackstone, except features a single rounded cutaway body, mfg. 1948-1958. |
| BYRON | | - carved spruce top, mahogany back/sides, single body binding, mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, f-holes, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, tortoiseshell pickguard, trapeze tailpiece, available in Sunburst Top finish, 15.375 in. body width, mfg. 1949-1955. |
| DE LUXE | | - carved spruce top, two f-holes, multi-bound body, black/white diagonal purfling on top, figured maple back/sides, five-piece carved figured maple neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl slotted diamond inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, bound blackface peghead with pearl Masterbilt banner inlay, three-per-side gold die cast tuners, available in Sunburst finish, 16.375 in. body width, mfg. 1931-1957. |
| Empire (De Luxe Tenor) | | - tenor version of the De Luxe model, 15.5 in. body width, mfg. 1931-37. |
| De Luxe Regent | | - similar to the De Luxe, except has a single round cutaway body, mfg. 1949-1953. |
| De Luxe Cutaway | | - similar to the De Luxe Regent, just renamed in 1953, mfg. 1953-1970. |
| DEVON | | - carved spruce top, mahogany back/sides, single bound body, mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with oval inlay, f-holes, three-per-side tuners, nickel hardware, bound tortoiseshell logo with 'E' logo, Frequensator tailpiece, available in Sunburst top or Natural finishes, 17.375 in. body width, mfg. 1949-1957. |
| EMPEROR | | - carved spruce top, multi-bound f-holes, raised bound tortoise pickguard, multi-bound body, maple back/sides/neck, carved back, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl split block inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/logo engraved trapeze tailpiece, bound peghead with pearl vine/logo inlay, three-per-side gold tuners, available in Cremona Brown Sunburst finish, 18.5 in. body width, mfg. 1935-1957. |
| Emperor Regent (New York Mfg.) | | - similar to Emperor, except has single round cutaway, mfg. 1948-1953. |
| Emperor Cutaway | | - similar to Emperor Regent, just renamed in 1953, mfg. 1953-1970. |
| HOWARD ROBERTS CUSTOM | | - similar to ES-175, arched spruce top, maple back/sides, seven-piece laminated neck, Tree-of-Life headstock inlay, single Johnny Smith pickup attached to the fingerboard, ebony bridge base, tune-o-matic bridge, ES-175 bail fern tailpiece, oval sound hole, nickel hardware, 1 tone and 1 volume control, available in Black, Sunburst, or Brown finishes, 25.5 in.scale, 16.25 in. lower bout, 3.375 in. depth, mfg. 1965-68. |
| OLYMPIC | | - carved spruce or poplar top, mahogany back/sides, single body binding, mahogany neck, segmented f-holes, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, small black pickguard, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, available in Golden Brown and Brown with Sunburst top, 13 in. body width, mfg. 1931-1949. |
| Olympic Tenor | | - tenor version of the Olympic model, mfg. 1937-1949. |
| RITZ | | - carved spruce top, maple back/sides, tortoiseshell body binding, cello style f-holes, cherrywood neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural opaque finish only, 15.25 in. body width, mfg. 1940-49. |
| Ritz Tenor | | - tenor version of the Ritz model, mfg. 1941-49. |
| ROYAL | | - carved spruce top, mahogany back and sides, single body binding, segmented f-holes, two-piece mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, black pickguard, trapeze tailpiece, available in Brown with Sunburst top finish, 15.5 in. body width, mfg. 1931-35. |
| SPARTAN | | - carved spruce top, round soundhole, raised black pickguard, one stripe rosette, bound body, maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/nickel trapeze tailpiece, bound peghead with pearl wedge/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Sunburst finish, 16.375 in. body width, mfg. 1934-1949. |
| Regent Tenor | | - similar to the Spartan, except has a bound body, mahogany back/sides, trapeze tailpiece, 15.5 in. body width, mfg. 1934-36. |
| Spartan Tenor | | - similar to the Regent Tenor, 15.5 in. body width, mfg. 1937-1949. |
| TUDOR | | - carved spruce top, curly maple back/sides, carved back, three-ply body binding, five-ply maple/mahogany neck, segmented f-holes, bound black pickguard, gold hardware, trapeze tailpiece, available in Brown with Sunburst top, 16.375 in. body width, mfg. 1933-37. |
| TRIUMPH | | - 15.5 in. body width, carved spruce top, f-holes, raised black pickguard, bound body, walnut back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl diamond inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, bound peghead with pearl Masterbilt banner/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Blonde or Sunburst finish, mfg. 1931-1958. |
| Triumph Regent | | - similar to Triumph, except has single round cutaway, mfg. 1948-1953. |
| Triumph Cutaway | | - similar to Triumph Regent, just renamed in 1953, reintroduced by Gibson in 1958, available by special order only in 1965, mfg. 1953-1970. |
| Hollywood Tenor | | - tenor version of the Triumph, mfg. 1931-36. |
| Triumph Tenor | | - similar to the Hollywood Tenor, mfg. 1937-1957. |
| ZENITH | | - carved spruce top, f-holes, raised black pickguard, bound body, maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, blackface peghead, three-per-side single unit nickel tuners with plastic buttons, available in Sunburst finish, 13.625 in. body width, mfg. 1931-1958. |
| Melody Tenor | | - tenor version of the Zenith, walnut back/side, 13.25 in. body width, mfg. 1931-36. |
| Zenith Tenor | | - similar to the Melody tenor, 13.25 in. body width, mfg. 1937-1957. |
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