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Topic: For Sho-Bud fingertip lovers only |
Mark Durante
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St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 11 Jan 2009 3:34 pm |
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So I got these great knee levers from Coop for my old fingertip and I go to take the old homemade ones off and of course one thing leads to another and I realize I want to completely disassemble/clean/reassemble, so I thought some of you might find some pictures interesting, here's the changer, one is apart and the other awaits:
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jan 2009 3:58 pm
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Amazing!! When you get into the insides of those old beast, it's just amazing!! Hope you don't mind a pic of my '67 that's cleaned up. Just to let folks know WHY we are crazy enough to refurb these old guitars.
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2009 4:18 pm
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| Where do the brass rings fall when a string breaks? Are they hard to get to? Jam at all? What year is it? |
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 11 Jan 2009 7:19 pm
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Mid sixties. The ball ends just fall thru, the bottom is open. Here's an underside shot
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2009 11:59 am
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Mark, yours is of a similar era as mine. Notice the differences in James' guitar. What's your cabinet look like?
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 15 Jan 2009 6:58 pm
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John,
My cabinet looks just like yours except for the inlay. I beleive it's Cocobolo and birdseye Maple
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2009 7:30 pm
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| Lovely guitar! Mine is Rosewood and Maple. |
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 16 Jan 2009 4:26 pm
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I got curious and did some research. Apparently Cocobolo is often referred to as Rosewood, as they are closely related. Sho-Bud literature from that era make mention of the Cocobolo/Maple combination, also Purpleheart with Maple.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2009 8:55 am
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I got curious. Hit WIKI. Cocobolo and Rosewood are of the same genus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocobolo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood
Note the cautions to be taken when working it! I've found that when finishing Rosewood, it helps if one washes the surface well with lacquer thinner first to remove as much of the natural oil as possible before spraying. I have an expensive Tacoma guitar that the finish just peeled off in huge chunks from the sides and back. |
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