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Topic: Just Completed New 10 String Keyless |
Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 7:57 am |
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Just completed this new 10 string keyless in maple with ebony trim. Not sure if I can get pics to upload with this new photo file,,,can't seem to find a way to resize the way I used to do it in "paint"??? Well,,,,guess I will have to try later.
OK,,,looks like I have a bunch of blurry pics,,,not sure what happened. Anyway,,,it is a "tru-oil" finish,,,still trying for that finish that the master of tru-oil,,,the late Tom Pettingill did.
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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David Knutson
From:
Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 9:31 am
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Ooh, that's so pretty, Sonny - blurry or not.
Bill, I can imagine you in a few years with a massive collection of 10 stringers, all in Alkire tuning. 
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 10:07 am
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Thanks guys,,,
George,,,actually I think I have a tripod somewhere???,,man,,I love this alumitone pick up!
The last pic has a streak of "spalting" in the maple,,,tiger stripe didn't show under the red stain as I wanted. Anyway,,it's probably going to be a keeper guitar,,,may sell my 8 string maple/mahogany
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David Becker
From:
California, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 10:49 am
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both are gorgeous.
BTW, Sonny, you have an email. |
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James Kerr
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 12:03 pm
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We need to hear these things.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 1:53 pm
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Hey James,,,as you can see, I don't even have enough sense to take pictures,,,,how am I going to do something as techy as sound clips!!!!!,,,,LOL
Really,,,this alumitone sounds AWESOME!!!! |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 5:09 pm
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The finish on the 10-stringer looks pretty good.
Tom was the master of Tru-Oil. He would do multiple coats with very light fine sanding in between.
If you check some of his posts about his builds, he may actually describe his method for his Tru-Oil finish.
I can check some of his e-mails to me regarding our various collaborations, to see if he got specific about that.....if you wish.
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Four Pettingills and a Clinesmith Aluminum. Fender Blues Junior. Quilter Mini-101. |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 5:42 pm
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Great looking Instrument. I like the Lace P/U also.
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 6:03 pm
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| Thanks Stephen....Tom and I communicated quite a bit...he was a friend indeed,,,I miss him. Yes I try to do my finishes just like he did,,,we both experimented quite a bit. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 6:28 pm
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Those look great Sonny!
Maybe bring one to TSGA Show Non-Pedal Room sometime.
Do you tune to A6th? |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 7:16 pm
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| Sonny Jenkins wrote: |
| Thanks Stephen....Tom and I communicated quite a bit...he was a friend indeed,,,I miss him. Yes I try to do my finishes just like he did,,,we both experimented quite a bit. |
OK, cool. With 4 of his steels, we communicated frequently during builds and occasionally in between. He was a font of information and very giving with that information.
Yeah, I miss him too.
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Four Pettingills and a Clinesmith Aluminum. Fender Blues Junior. Quilter Mini-101. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 9:27 pm
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Sonny, those are beautiful - kind of space-age and antique at the same time. I bought an Excel pedal steel with the Lace p/u and the clarity is superb.
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Steven Cummings
From:
Texas
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 2:33 am
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Yes sir! Looks stunning, makes me want to give it a go too. Nice job Sonny.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 5:21 am
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| Pete Burak wrote: |
Those look great Sonny!
Maybe bring one to TSGA Show Non-Pedal Room sometime.
Do you tune to A6th? |
Hey Pete,,,thanks for the nice comment.
Actually when I first started building,,maybe 10-12 years ago, I took 5-6 guitars to TSGA,,,Mike Siler (now the MC of the show) and I shared a booth and I was honored by the late Rick Alexander buying one of my guitars,,,felt like it was a "badge of approval" by one of the masters of non-pedal. And last year Stephen Cowell, who co-runs the non-pedal room became an owner of one of my guitars,,,,so I guess I have a connection with the non-pedal room. After attending TSGA from the very beginning, I have not gone to the shows the past 2-3 years,,,maybe next year.
I normally tune to a B6 to coincide with my uni PSG tuning. This guitar is tuned to C6 now with a D on top,,,will probably go back to G on top. |
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 26 Apr 2018 12:01 am
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Both of them are really beautiful instruments!  |
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Joe Rouse
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 26 Apr 2018 1:22 am 10 string non pedal
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| A number 10 on the WOW scale Great job Brother. |
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