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Topic: Finished My 8 String Reso's |
Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 11:29 am |
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Last week completed (except for installing sound screens)my 8 String reso "kit" that I got from Gregg McKenna. It has a VERY deep rich tone,,,a very heavy guitar.
Also just completed a 6 to 8 string conversion. This was an old 6 string "Rogue" guitar. I widened the neck, made and installed a new fret board, modified the head stock and installed new grover machine heads. This guitar does not have near the wood in it that the McKenna does,,,has a "thinner" tone,,,but I'm very pleased with the conversion. I think it is a nice looking guitar.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 11:32 am
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More pics of conversion,,,hhhuummmm,,,,does not seem to want to let me add more pics,,,,maybe later,,,,?????
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Bobby Branton
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 4:51 pm
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| Gregg's kits are second to none. Great job. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 4:43 am
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| Thanks Bobby,,,yes,,,Gregg's work is very precision. Finished guitar has GREAT tone!! Have a couple of guys wanting me to convert 6 strings to 8,,,,LOL!!! |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 5:03 am
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| Love the fret markers. |
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Jouni Karvonen
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 7:50 am
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My dream is a kit like McKenna's, plywood tricone like Xavier Baron's but with 8 strings, hollow neck for parallel strings with at least 8 mm [0.314961"] string spacing.
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Gregg McKenna
From:
South Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 9:06 am
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| Thanks Gregg,,,may do another one later on. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 12:37 pm
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Good job Sonny...
and thanks for the email!!!
Howard
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Howard Parker
03\' Carter D-10
70\'s Dekley D-10
52\' Fender Custom
Many guitars by Paul Beard
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 29 Nov 2013 7:57 am
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| Thanks Howard,,,hope to see you in Dallas next year!!!!! |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 1 Dec 2013 6:52 am
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| I'm sure one of these will be for sale very soon,,,,any interest????? |
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Joe Rouse
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 1 Dec 2013 11:36 am Build
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| Hey Brother....looks like you've been busy...looks great...jr |
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Xavier Baron
From:
Mahina, Tahiti
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Posted 13 Jan 2014 12:28 am
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| Jouni Karvonen wrote: |
My dream is a kit like McKenna's, plywood tricone like Xavier Baron's but with 8 strings, hollow neck for parallel strings with at least 8 mm [0.314961"] string spacing.
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Jouni,
Thinking about the next one, with a spider single cone. Maybe a 8 strings one...
Sides are already bent.
It might be easy to enlarge the mold near the head to fit a larger neck, but… How to deal with the tailpiece?  Not easy to find 8 strings ones….)
… and the Fishman Aura Nashville series PU !
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L. Bogue Sandberg
From:
Chassell, Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2014 5:20 pm
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Xavier,
Elderly Instruments sells 8 string tailpieces identical to the ones on the Beard-Gold Tone 8 string reso guitars. Chrome plated steel, priced at $21. I have one on my McKenna 8 string.
http://elderly.com/accessories/items/GTTP8.htm
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Xavier Baron
From:
Mahina, Tahiti
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Posted 15 Jan 2014 8:35 pm
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Wow, thank you for your help guys. Couldn't find it before you showet it to me.
Anyway I still didnt choose between 6 or 8 strings.
I like the classical look of the 6 strings, and reviews of the Fishman Aura PU seems to say that sound is weak with 8 strings...
Sonny, what about the string spacing? |
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