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Topic: My New Lamar |
Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 8:45 am |
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| I'd like to show off my new Lamar, with keyless head and straight pull changer,,,but the photo posting programs don't seem to like me. Is there anyone who would be so kind as to post them for me??? |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 9:00 am
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Sure, email the pix to me and I'll gladly post'em for you. Lamar does beautiful work.
Jim |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 9:24 am
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| Hey Jim,,,thanks a million,,,pics are on the way,,,!!!! |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 9:59 am
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| Hey Sonny, does Lamar have a website? |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 11:56 am
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Doug Seymour
From:
Jamestown NY USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 12:09 pm
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Nothing more beautiful than that pretty maple!
Straight pull design?? tell us more. nice pictures! |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 12:12 pm
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Whoa! That guitar's too pretty to leave the house.
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
Mullen U-12, Excel 8-string Frypan, Evans FET-500, Fender Steel King
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 1:15 pm
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Thanks guys,,,and A HUGE thanks to Jim for helping me get'em posted.
Curt,,,Lamar said he was going to start working on a website.
Doug,,,yes that wood is beautiful,,,I got it from a company up in the northwest,,,and Lamar knows how to bring out the best in it (he was manager of the company that provided the paint/finish materials for either Gibson or Guild or ???). The changer mechanism is very innovative,,,straight pull and each block moves VERY little to change the pitch,,even for a 3 fret change. The machine work, on top and underneath is so clean and uncluttered looking.
Thanks Lee,,,since I'm old (and lazy) it probably won't leave the house very often,,LOL |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 2:19 pm
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| Man!...What a nice looking guitar, with a smart design as well. I want one. |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 2:55 pm
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| What's the scale on those things? With that kind of changer it could easily be built to 25" or even 25.5 " and still break no strings. If Lamar is not offering that option - he should. It's a beautiful horn. |
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Mike Ester
From:
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 2:57 pm
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Gee, Sonny.
That is a GORGEOUS axe you have there. |
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William Griffith
From:
Loxahatchee, FL, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 3:14 pm
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| Really slick looking guitar. Would you share where you purchased the wood, contact info. Thanks Bill |
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Bryan Knox
From:
Gardendale, Alabama...Ya'll come
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 4:39 pm
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Wow! Puuuurrrrrdy! 
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1976 MSA D-10 8+4, G&L Skyhawk, 1920 Gibson A Mandolin, Fender DPC750 w/Tubefex, 70's Fender Super Reverb, Takamine 6-String
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 5:18 pm
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| please get me some smelling salts! tell me more. 6 pedals? #knees? upskirt photos. splits? copedant? neck wood? time to make? |
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 5:43 pm
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now thats a pretty guitar.
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Mullen SD-10 3&5 / nashville 400
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 7:12 pm
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Hey THANKS guys,,,,,I've had it about 6 weeks,,still getting aquainted with it. I sold a Kline to get it!
It has a 25" scale, 7 pedals and 6 knees. I don't have any splits,,in fact I have the exact set up Jeff Newman used, including "Day" pedals,,and only use 4 knees (saving the other 2 for hard times,,LOL).
Ebb,,I'll get some pics of the underneath tomorrow,,,and also find the name of the company I got the wood from.
The tone and action are as clean and crisp as the looks of it,,,almost scary!!
Thanks again for all the compliments,,,I'll be glad to answer any questions about it. |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 7:17 pm
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| Beautiful guitar Sonny. I got drool all over my keyboard now. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 11:43 pm
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Sho's a Beauty Sonny 
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Jon Jaffe
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 10 Oct 2006 4:14 am
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| I'm comin' over tomorrow moring, early, black or with cream and sugar. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 10 Oct 2006 11:56 am
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| Beautiful, and I love the changer. Makes good sense. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 10 Oct 2006 12:09 pm
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| Hey Charlie,,,how is everything in Lubbock. I grew up there. I feel VERY fortunate to have grown up there in the 50s with Buddy, Mac Davis, Sonny Curtis, Don Guess, Jack Neal, Larry Welborn, Jimmy Peters, Waylon,,,,tons of memories!!! [This message was edited by Sonny Jenkins on 10 October 2006 at 02:59 PM.] |
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William Griffith
From:
Loxahatchee, FL, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2006 5:16 pm
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| Thanks Sonny for the info. What is the name of the wood you used, I looked on the web site but didn't see anything like it. I really like that changer. Thanks so much Bill |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2006 6:06 pm
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Very very pretty guitar!
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 10 Oct 2006 6:28 pm
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| Bill,,,I think that was called quilted maple. Go to on line store and it gives MANY choices of woods,,click on the one you want and it shows a picture of that particular wood. |
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