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Jeff Coffell · Post by **Jeff Coffell** » 30 Mar 2009 3:54 pm

O.K. The truth.... What does the SKH stand for on these Emmona guitars.. Heard many stories.curious what all we can hear on here,

Thanks, and have fun with all the answers.

Jeff

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 30 Mar 2009 3:57 pm

Jeff, it is a Short Key Head all pull Emmons.
Jerry

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 30 Mar 2009 3:58 pm

If it is an acronym for other phrases, I'd like to hear them.

Dave Simonis · Post by **Dave Simonis** » 30 Mar 2009 5:29 pm

...everyone knows that "Emmona" guitars have a "SKH" somewhere on them...it's just trying to find it!

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 30 Mar 2009 5:33 pm

Pronounced "enema"...whoops..."emena".

lgfout · Post by **lgfout** » 31 Mar 2009 8:49 am

Chris LeDrew wrote:If it is an acronym for other phrases, I'd like to hear them.

Sheng Kung Hui

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 31 Mar 2009 1:47 pm

Wasn't there a song called "My Emmona"?

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 31 Mar 2009 2:18 pm

And there's a painting called the Emmona Lisa.

Connie Mack · Post by **Connie Mack** » 31 Mar 2009 3:55 pm

SPIELBERG, KATZENBURG, GEFFEN.

oh wait, that's dreamworks....

Jeff Coffell · Post by **Jeff Coffell** » 31 Mar 2009 5:23 pm

I expected more far fetched answers than this. Where are all the detailed answers to this really complicated question.

I guess I'm one of those that didn't know that on ALL EMMONS, SKH was on them somewhere. That's the only answer, or comment, that has surprised me so far.

JC

Eddie Thomas · Post by **Eddie Thomas** » 31 Mar 2009 5:30 pm

Jeff, the very first Legrande's to be produced by Emmons, all had the short keyheads. It was replaced by the Lashley Legrande, except with the longer keyhead.

Jeff Coffell · Post by **Jeff Coffell** » 31 Mar 2009 5:35 pm

Thanks Eddie

This is just meant for fun. You wouldn't believe some of the anwers on this. I don't know it all, but I thought I knew this. I was curious, but not any of the outrageous answers e mailed to me have come out in public here for the world to read.

Thanks again
Just for fun

JC

Jeff Sherman · Post by **Jeff Sherman** » 19 Jan 2013 3:09 pm

How can you identify which keyhead you have ?
I just acquired a Emmon Lashley Legrande II. Is there a way to measure the length, confirm and/or identify the standard to confirm ?

Jeff
Atwater, CA.

Mike Flick · Post by **Mike Flick** » 19 Jan 2013 3:30 pm

Think the SKH's were just LeGrandes and not numbered (i.e. II).

Tyler Hall · Post by **Tyler Hall** » 21 Jan 2013 11:29 pm

I've seen a SKH LeGrande III. I'm hoping to have Mike Cass give my old SKH a good once over very soon!

Jeff, long time no see. Ready to part with my Zum yet?

Jim Pitman · Post by **Jim Pitman** » 22 Jan 2013 6:46 am

Can anyone comment on the attributes of one keyhead over another beside the obvious.
Someone had proposed in another thread that the longer keyhead was responsible for that good tone.
Is that why the Lashley Legrande went back to it?

Jim Pitman · Post by **Jim Pitman** » 22 Jan 2013 9:50 am

I saw on some other post that good Emmons tone may be an attribute of the longer keyhead.
Do you Emmons owners have any experience with this?

Rex Blevins · Post by **Rex Blevins** » 29 Jan 2013 4:54 am

Your Question is a very valid one and the SKH's are getting alot more in demand. I have owned a LL ll, LL111, LL and a Push Pull. I now own 2 Short Key Heads and I like them the best. By the way, I am still looking for my first Emmons guitar which was a D-10 SKH, serial number 421L.Whoever owns it now, I would love to talk to you about buying it back.

Ivan Posa · Post by **Ivan Posa** » 29 Jan 2013 12:42 pm

LG111 SKH

Duane Dunard · Post by **Duane Dunard** » 30 Jan 2013 7:43 am

Ok, I'll weigh in, I can't resist.

I think the Emmons SKH model is currently preceived as somewhat collectable because it was the very first generation LeGrande. My 1984 model's tone turned a few heads in it's day, but there are also many new steels currently manufactured that do the same thing when a seasoned player plays them. Buying a new or later model guitar would probably be less expensive then buying an older model guitar, then doing a restoration. The price is not always the priority, and this guitar and I had a history together. Otherwise, I would only play my MSA Millennium.

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