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Sonny Jenkins


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Post  Posted 24 Jun 2018 7:32 am    
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I had posted pics of this guitar a couple of months ago but they were very blurry,,,here are some better pics.
It is tiger stripe maple with Ebony inlayed frets and trim. I am currently building one that is natural maple with Ebony trim and frets.






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Joe Rouse


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San Antonio, Texas
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2018 7:33 am     Lap Steel
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Looks great Brother....jr
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George Piburn


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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2018 8:53 am     1st Place
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Sonny ,

You have really taken the Lead Position for Wooden Ships in General.

The Nut and Roller Systems are the best technical design.

The brass adds that tone I prefer.

Now with the Alumitone, your slice of the market place pie is clearly established.

State of the Art Materials; Workmanship; Design; Sized for Travel Sonny's Instruments are rated among the best on the planet.

They are easily worth triple what you ask for them.

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Will Houston

 

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Tempe, Az
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2018 9:06 am    
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Looks great, beautiful slab, compact with 10 strings, nice build Sonny.
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2018 9:40 am    
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Thanks so much for the kind words,,,not sure how much longer these hands are gonna hold up to building them.
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Joe Elk


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2018 4:45 pm    
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Mighty Fine looking Steel.
Joe Elk Central Ohio
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 25 Jun 2018 5:43 pm    
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What George said An more! Sonny do u have a milling machine?
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 26 Jun 2018 6:28 am    
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Thanks Johnie,,and everyone for the kind words!!!

Johnie, no, I don't have a milling machine,,in fact I have just a bare minimum of equipment. When I built my first one,,,in fact the first 5, I had little more than a 3/8 drill, a small grinder, hand saw, files etc. I took them to Dallas show and sold 4 of them, one to the late Rick Alexander which I felt was an honor that such a prominent non-pedal player would want one of my guitars. I've accumulated a few more pieces of equipment, but not much. My stuff is very labor intensive,,,(my wife figures I'm making about $1.35 an hour,,LOL),,,but hey,,it satisfies my incurable obsession to build something. If I could transfer that obsession to "playing" instead of building,,,who knows,,,I might be a good player,,,LOL.
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Nicholas Ackron

 

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Daytona Beach
Post  Posted 5 Jul 2018 3:42 pm    
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How much are you charging for these?
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Nicholas Ackron

 

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Daytona Beach
Post  Posted 5 Jul 2018 3:43 pm    
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How much are you charging for these?
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Micheal Harvey

 

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Palm City, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 5 Jul 2018 4:48 pm     lap steel guitar
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Sonny what's the scale length of the 10 string
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 5 Jul 2018 5:25 pm    
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I think the scale of the red one is 23 1/2". Paul FRanklin has it now, supposed to use it on a teaching video,,,,maybe also use it on a George Strait session mid July. The natural finish one is 24" scale. I can do any scale length and string spacing. Overall length 26-27 inches.
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Micheal Harvey

 

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Palm City, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 5 Jul 2018 5:28 pm     lap steel guitar
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Is the natural finish for sale[/list]
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Chris Boyd

 

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Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
Post  Posted 30 Jul 2018 3:08 pm    
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Beautiful workmanship Sonny... stunning ! Whoa!
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Billy Gilbert

 

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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 5 Aug 2018 1:46 pm     Keyless 10 string
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Hey Sonny,

As Justin Wilson used to say, "That is the most beautimous thang I never saw before again". I still haven't got around to rewiring the pots on my 8 string keyless.
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Bill McCloskey


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Nanuet, NY
Post  Posted 5 Aug 2018 1:53 pm    
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Sonny's building me a 12 string keyless. Can't wait.
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