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Topic: Sho-Bud Fret Board Questions |
Joseph Khalifah
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 10:02 am |
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I just picked up an early 70's Lloyd Green, Sho-Bud. The fret board on it appears to be a stick-on type. It has some small marks and is slightly coming up on the edges in a few places. Does it make sense to replace this? If so will it take away from the value? If not, does anyone know where I could find another replacement fret board and the best way to replace it without damaging the guitar?
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Lane Gray
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 5:30 pm
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The easiest way to remove them involves a blow dryer and a thin guitar string. Use the dryer to heat the glue and the string to separate board from neck
James Morehead sells fretboards, as does Tom Bradshaw.
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chris ivey
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 7:59 pm
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| if you're going to play that steel, you can leave the fretboards as they are. if you're not going to play the guitar you shouldn't have it anyway. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 8:19 pm
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And early 70s isn't really a collector-type guitar: whether rack and barrel or two-hole pullers, there are 2.7 squillion out there. Those aren't Permanents or Fingertips
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 8:41 pm
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The original fretboards are metal. Tom Bradshaw's replacements are vinyl, and they're really nice. Also, his instructions for how to remove the old one and replace it are quite detailed. I highly recommend Tom's fretboards. I have one of his Sho-Bud fretboards on my main guitar, a Desert Rose.
www.songwriter.com/bradshaw/fretboards.php
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Ken Byng
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Southampton, England
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 2:52 am
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+1 for Tom Bradshaw's vinyl fretboards. I have a couple on my Sho~Bud, and took my old dust catchers off. Tom's fretboards look really classy.
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James Morehead
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 5:54 am Re: Sho-Bud Fret Board Questions
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| Joseph Khalifah wrote: |
I just picked up an early 70's Lloyd Green, Sho-Bud. The fret board on it appears to be a stick-on type. It has some small marks and is slightly coming up on the edges in a few places. Does it make sense to replace this? If so will it take away from the value? If not, does anyone know where I could find another replacement fret board and the best way to replace it without damaging the guitar?
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Yes, you can heat up your original board and raise it, and reglue it. You can put painter's tape along the edges to protect your guitar's finish, and use a butter knife as you heat the fretboard, working it back and forth. It's really easy to take up the fretboard with out damaging it(bending it) or your guitar. Just reglue it and you are good for the next 20 years. Unless it is damaged or the paint is peeling off, you shouldn't even need a new fretboard. If you DO want a new one, we sell period correct replacement boards on metal base, and have them in stock.
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 1:26 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| if you're going to play that steel, you can leave the fretboards as they are. if you're not going to play the guitar you shouldn't have it anyway. |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 2:45 pm
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| I followed James' advice, and once it got started, it came up easily. I removed the old glue with Goo Gone. Effortless! I kinda wish Shobud had attached the necks with screws from underneath! My neck has nice figure and color,,,, I woulda had a clear vinyl fretboard made at the local print shop. Be nice to see that great grain! |
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