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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 5:31 am    
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Just finished a little 6 string lap steel for a customer,,,travel size! 19 1/2" long,,,18" scale.




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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 5:35 am    
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ooopps,,,wrong section! I don't know how to move it to non-pedal. b0b,,please move to appropriate category.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 7:30 am    
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Now, that's nice!! Very Happy
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 12:42 pm    
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Thanks Erv,,,much appreciated from you! Looks a little out of proportion but it will hopefully serve his purpose.
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Michael James


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La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 6:03 pm    
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That is both interesting and beautiful!
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Jonathan Lam

 

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Brooklyn, NY
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 6:10 pm    
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looks like a sting ray!

Arent all lap steels basically travel lap steels?
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2016 7:09 pm    
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uuuumm,,,yea Jonathon, I guess they are,,,,but not many less than 20" long,,,,and 18" scale,,???
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Joe Elk


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2016 8:06 am    
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Very nice!! What kind of wood? Finish! etc
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Tom Pettingill


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California, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2016 8:34 am    
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Great job Sonny Smile I like that bridge / tail block assembly. It looks to have great coupling in a minimal footprint.
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2016 10:06 am    
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Thanks Joe,,,Tiger Stripe/figured maple with strips of walnut to gain som width. Black water based stain and multiple coats of Tru-Oil.

Thanks Tom,,,positive comments from you always make head swell,,,LOL!!! Thanks my friend!
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Terry VunCannon


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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2016 10:08 am    
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Any vids of the sound? I bet it has a bite to it...
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Terry Farmer


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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Post  Posted 6 Nov 2016 4:20 pm    
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Sweet! Good job Mr. Jenkins!
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Mark Roeder


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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 7 Nov 2016 9:49 am    
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Nice!
Great design too
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David Mason


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Cambridge, MD, USA
Post  Posted 8 Nov 2016 7:11 am    
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Were you creeping up on the Space Shuttle on purpose, or just the ol' sub-conscience acting up? A tigerstripe stealth space shuttle steel, travel may never be quite the same again! Smile

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Andy Henriksen

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 8 Nov 2016 9:57 am    
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This is just a question, not a critique, but if the purpose was to be a "travel guitar," were there discussions about maybe making the body narrower, too? It just seems like you could have shaved off a couple inches in the other direct as well, making it even more transportable.

It does look cool, though! Nice work!
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 8 Nov 2016 11:17 am    
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MUCH discussion regarding proportions! Pots and jack space very tight on outside none, zero, ziltch could have been shaved!!! Yes, inside could have been pretty much eliminated, which would have changed the entire shape,,,,some would like that, some would not. In this case I "followed the money"
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