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Lap steels, resonators, multi-neck consoles and acoustic steel guitars

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Sonny Jenkins
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Pics of My Latest Efforts

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Here are some pics of my latest guitar,,,it has a mahogany body, birds eye maple neck and the fretboard is a beautiful african wood called Makore inlaid into the neck, the same wood is also used for the bridge and control cover plate. The control knobs are maple and makore laminated together with opposing grain. This guitar has amazing natural resonance,,,also has a Wallace tru-tone pick up. The finish is 6-8 coats of tru-oil.
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WOW!!!!
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Man!!! That is one SWEET looking steel!!! The TruOil finish is really nice and I bet the TrueTone pickup sounds great.

Good job, Sonny

Therman
Customized 8 string Artisan lap steel....it will have to do until I hit the lottery...
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Thanks guys,,,I have a couple of minor things to do to it (put the 2 bottom strings on,,,I ran out!!!) then it will be available for $550 plus s/h
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Sweeeeeet!
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Nice job Sonny :)
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Love to get my hands on her knobs!

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Sonny, do the tuner parts just behind the nut stick above, are level with, or sit below the nut's profile? I like my fingers to come off the nut without touching anything, and be able to bring the bar off and onto the end silently and without interference. Asking because I hope to get one of your babies one day, along with a Pettingill, a Clinesmith, the moon...
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Ron, actually they stick up about 1/4 of an inch,,,but it has never been a problem to myself or anyone I know of,,,,here is a couple more pics that might be of help
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Post by Rick Alexander »

Sonny, that one is a beauty alright - a real work of art!

I'm really enjoying the little red guitar . .
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Very nice Sonny. You are doing some fine wood working, and that will be a great guitar for someone, at a great price too :D
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Very beautiful! What scale is it and string spacing?

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,,,,oooh,,such kind words!!!,,,ya'll do an old man proud!!!

Mark it is a 22 1/2" scale,,approx 7/16 string spacing. Rick suggested one with a 3/8 string spacing straight through from bridge to nut,,,but I'll have to get a different pup,,,the tru-tones I have are 7/16. Also with the price of good wood going up (as is everything else!!) this may be the last one at this bargain price.

Thanks again for the acceptance of my efforts,,,much appreciated!!!!
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Post by John Bushouse »

Slightly off topic, but how do those tuners work?
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