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Topic: Pics of Keyless Build I'm Starting,,mo' pics |
Sonny Jenkins
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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 11:24 am |
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I always say I'm going to take pics of my progress on the guitars I build,,,,but alas,,,never do,,,so,, ths time I'm going to TRY! This will be a 10 string, what I cal my traditional design. I was thinking it might be maple and purple heart, but decided to do maple and dark walnut.
This is the walnut top with the fretboard extracted in order to inlay frets, markers and binding
Frets, markers and binding installed
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Sonny Jenkins
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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 3:09 pm
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Rough out the body,,,taking shape
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 7:38 pm
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hope it turns out great.
i would never use those clamps for a guitar body. get you 4 or 5 of these.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 8:04 pm
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| Hey Bill,,thanks man,,I appreciate that piece of advise!,,,,guess I've built about 20-25 of these guitars,,,sold them all over the world. I bet you'd be shocked to see what I use to accomplish the results I have,,,,LOL! A "craftsman" told me one time that the tools used are not nearly as important as the skill in using what tools you have,,,,and I have to confess,,,I do have very minimal equipment. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2016 5:23 pm
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| Sonny Jenkins wrote: |
| and I have to confess,,,I do have very minimal equipment. |
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 29 Nov 2016 9:56 am
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It's called a psychological crutch,,,,LOL!!! As long as I'm limited to minimal equipment,,,I have a "feeble" excuse for not doing the outstanding work that Tom does,,,(if Tom tells us that HE has minimal equipment,,,I'm dead!!!,,,LOL)
Honestly,,,,Tom sets the bar for all of us,,,and I have to say,,,if there are those who have not seen Ross Shafer's work,,,you're missing a REAL treat! The forum has the privilege of having some outstanding craftsman,,,!!!! |
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Jeff Harbour
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Western Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2016 5:03 am
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| Cool! Will this be the two-lever one you mentioned in the other thread? |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 30 Nov 2016 7:29 am
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No Jeff,,,this one won't be it.
The guitar that Carson Wells built for Tom Morrel had a changer mechanism, although Tom never used it,,,and it was a depth that wouldn't be compatible to "lap" playing. I'm trying to think of a way to modify it to make a thinner instrument. |
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