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CrowBear Schmitt Member Posts: 6016 |
posted 29 April 2000 05:33 AM
Hi y'all... Being the recent and happy owner of a 1970 ShoBud Pro(serial:8086)i'm inquiring:Were owners manuals,or any type of technical documentation,provided w:them Buds to the buyers at that time? I'm looking for illustrations concerning the "underside" of things on these Buds.i love layin' on my back and lookin'up at 'em.Kinda like that Lotus Super 7 or my uncle's T bird...One does spend more time on top of 'em than under though.My Bud got these brass cylinders w: springs on the rods,close to what i seem to understand being the"bellplates?"My question: is there supposed to be much play on them rods when you move 'em back+forth w  ne's fingers,once they have been set w:them brass cylinders? by the way,i've learned more about Buds on this Forum in the past few months, than i would have imagined finding when i ventured to get my Bud from Bobbie Seymour to here, in the "PairO'knees"France.the Forum is right on when it comes to bein'present,konsistant and hip, for all of us 'round this Earth, playin' or listenin' to them steels. Onward...... |
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Kenny Davis Member Posts: 779 |
posted 29 April 2000 11:07 AM
I've purchased two new Sho~Bud guitars, and didn't get a manual with either. They were both ordered, so if owner's manuals were available I would have gotten them. My first was the Universal cross-over model, the second a Pro II. The brass collars you refered to, the play or slack depends on which rod(s) you're concerned with. Sometimes they need to be snug, and sometimes they need to be backed off slightly from the bell crank. There are several Sho~Bud owners here, and you'll probably find out all you need to know. |
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Al Marcus Member Posts: 7471 |
posted 29 April 2000 07:33 PM
Hi Crowbear, I have had a few of those, and now still have a S10 with the brass tunable collars. A very versatile instrument.Wtih these collars, you use less rods and you can get very many raises and lowers, no real limits. I wish they would have refined this setup a little more and brought it into the 21st century. I liked it, as I experiment with tuning changes and this is one of the easiest to do it on. My S10 has 5 pedals and 5 knee levers and I can play E9 and E6 on it and get most of the C6 stuff on it too.! I would rather have a S12 to complete my tuning on, but this old Sho-Bud does very well for a S10, great tone too......al |
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Duane Becker Member Posts: 382 |
posted 01 May 2000 07:47 AM
I've got one of those Professionals from the late 60's. You will find that the tone on them is great. I dont believe that a printed manual ever came with the Sho~Buds. I dont mind the brass tuning collars, one of the things that made the nylon tuners at the end plate so popular was the fact that the players did not have to mess with the brass tuning collars. I think that some of the more advanced players that Sho~Bud was using for feedback info, liked the idea for the nylon tuners at the end plate-you could tune each string with its own tuning rod. After these nylon tuners came to be used, seems that the brass tuning collars became history. |
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CrowBear Schmitt Member Posts: 6016 |
posted 02 May 2000 08:34 AM
Thanks for the Info, guys... |
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George Rozak Member Posts: 392 |
posted 02 May 2000 08:35 PM
I've still got a Sho-Bud D-10 Professional that I bought new in 1970. Never got any kind of manual or documentation with it. George |
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CrowBear Schmitt Member Posts: 6016 |
posted 03 May 2000 01:47 PM
Thanks you all , i've got enough testimony now,so as not to have to ask the question again 10-4. keep on steelin fellas... |
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bd steelinforfun Member Posts: 375 |
posted 03 May 2000 03:49 PM
I have a Sho-Bud Pro II, D-10, S/N 5356, model 6155, dark ? mahogany or ?walnut stain on maple body & necks, 8 & 2, in the original case, with the compartment in the right end of the case, for a Vol. Ped. Everything original, guitar & case need cleaned and guitar polished, but the underneath is "SUPER CLEAN". It belongs to a friend who does not play steel, and he wants $1250.00 plus shipping & ins. In the case,I found 2 original sheets from Music City Mfg. Co., which I believe are the original instructions on tuning. It is broken down into 3 categories: 1. Tuning 2. Tuning Pedals 3. Adjusting Pedal Stops Below that, it has a section on pedal setup & string guages. The case also has a M.C.M.Co. sticker in the lid, which has a hand written S/N & Model Number. I don't know the exact year of the guitar, but the letter head does not have an area code in front of the phone number. |
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