c.1930 Gibson TG-00 (Converted Tenor Guitar) - Very Good Condition

This circa 1930 Gibson TG-00 started life as a tenor guitar. At some point in its history, it was converted to standard six-string configuration, which is a common and well-regarded practice. The TG-00 shares its body with the legendary L-00, so what you end up with here is a vintage Gibson small-body with all the tonal qualities that designation implies, made fully accessible to the standard guitar player.

Build & Materials

• Top: Spruce
• Body: Mahogany
• Bracing: Ladder-braced construction

Sound Profile The mahogany body and spruce top have had the better part of a century to find their voice, and the ladder-braced construction delivers that characteristic punchy, direct Gibson tone with the immediacy the model is known for.

The Details

• Built by Gibson, circa 1930, originally a TG-00 tenor guitar
• Serial number: 9387
• Converted to standard six-string configuration; conversion work is thoughtful and player-focused
• Very good condition overall
• A genuinely enjoyable, great sounding and historically interesting guitar at an accessible price point — not a museum piece, an instrument built for use
• From the Marvin Rosenberg Collection

The Marvin Rosenberg Collection This guitar comes from the collection of Marvin Rosenberg — patriarch, attorney, corporate counsel, competitive sports car racer, and lifelong lover of folk and Americana music. For decades, Marvin showed up to jam sessions and bluegrass venues with friends, and that same passion shaped his instrument collection. He sought out player-grade instruments — vintage pieces with real, honest wear from a life of actual use — over pristine collector-shelf pieces, assembling a personal collection of guitars, mandolins and banjos meant to be enjoyed rather than admired behind glass. Each piece was a tool of a passionate musician, chosen with the discerning eye of someone who understood exactly what made it special.

In stock now at Wood & Wire. A genuinely enjoyable, a great-sounding and great-playing converted Gibson small-body at an accessible price.

* The information presented here was collected from the estate of Marvin Rosenberg and independent research. It is accurate to the best of our ability.