4 string acoustic - not a bass or uke, toilet seat

[chap]

What the heck is this thing?

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/msg/1009354465.html

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/msg/1002635965.html

[Rhys]

It's exactly what the advertisement says it is: a tenor guitar.

They used to be very popular. Daryl Hall used to regularly play a Gibson 335 tenor guitar.

Here's a link that'll give you some history & other information if anyone is interested:

http://www.tenorguitar.com/what.html