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Paul Wade


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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 6:52 am    
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found a shobud supro pro 11 body on ebay. looks like it was together at one point in time. if i could get parts for it might be worth it. you shobud guys let me know
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sho-Bud-Pedal-Steel-Guitar-Super-Pro-II-Frame-Body-Wood-Aluminum-Ends/132016013771
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Greg Lambert

 

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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 8:22 am    
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Looks like a lot of work and money before you could play it , not mention the problems you may run into.
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 8:43 am    
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Boy there are not a lot of parts.
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John Booth


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Columbus Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 9:01 am    
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There's no strings on it Smile
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J R Rose

 

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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 12:01 pm    
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Paul,You would need to be able to make your own parts. They are hard to find. A few here & there now and then. Plus I think all these odd and ends parts are overpriced. You could take the money it would take just to buy them and buy you a nice Single 10 guitar ready to play. Just my thoughts, J.R.
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Larry Carlson


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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 12:42 pm    
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I shouldn't stick my face in here but I will anyway..... Mr. Green

My hobby is finding old lap steels and rebuilding them.
Without exception they always cost me more in parts and time than their monetary worth.
Fortunately with a lap steel the money involved is not all that much and it is my way to relax.
I can't imagine the difficulty in locating all the mechanics and misc. parts needed to bring that guitar to life let alone the cost involved.
Like I said, I'm not a pedal steel guy but boy that looks like a lot of work and money.
On the other hand wouldn't it be nice if someone took the time and effort to bring it up to playing standards?
I work on the premise that I just saved an instrument from the trash heap. It's kind of rewarding.
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 1:31 pm    
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It might almost be worth it if they wanted much less for it...but they want $600. For $50 or $100 it might be worth it just to only swap the fluted endplates out on a regular SuperPro.
JMHO...
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 3 Dec 2016 2:17 pm    
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That was my first thought. I was thinking it's worth about $100 as is. Then I saw the opening price, about $600. Fugget about it.
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2016 5:11 pm    
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Larry Carlson wrote:
My hobby is finding old lap steels and rebuilding them. Without exception they always cost me more in parts and time than their monetary worth. Fortunately with a lap steel the money involved is not all that much and it is my way to relax. I work on the premise that I just saved an instrument from the trash heap. It's kind of rewarding.

I too have rebuilt my share of lap steels, and I feel your pain, Larry. Even though I tend to operate on the "buy high, sell low" principle, I feel a great satisfaction in bringing these old relics back to life.
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Michael Lee Allen

 

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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2016 6:01 pm    
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Ian Worley


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Sacramento, CA
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2016 10:50 pm    
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If it really is a Super Pro II it is kind of a rare bird. I've never seen a picture of one and don't know anything about them other than what I've read here, which is that only a handful were built, perhaps 7, kind of prototypes based on a Duane Marrs re-design. It makes me curious, but even if it is one of those rare 7 or so guitars, $600 is pretty steep without any of the other parts included.

As Michael said, that seller has a lot of psg parts for sale, all are listed as "Sho-Bud" parts, some are, many are not, many are way overpriced (like $49 for 1 piece of Sho-Bud style diamond inlay?).
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Michael Lee Allen

 

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Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 8:36 am    
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Storm Rosson

 

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Silver City, NM. USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 10:04 am    
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I have all the parts to get a S-10 version up and running in a few days barring a refinish. I made an offer to him but I doubt he'll take it, we'll see eh...Stormy Razz
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Bill Lowe


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Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 11:00 am    
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here is an ol link with some info I found interesting
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/009662.html

http://digndoug.com/Doug_Jernigan_Steel_Guitar_For_Sale.htm
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