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Topic: My final improvement to my Sho-Buds |
Leon Roberts
From:
Tallahassee,FL USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2005 7:50 pm |
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Today I installed raise helper springs on my Pro-III Sho-Bud. My aluminum changers prohibited installing the raise helper springs the Sho-Bud way. I came up with the idea to install the helper springs the way ZumSteel does. The ZUM way is much better because the raise helper springs don’t interfere with the lowering feature. I’m posting a photo of my changer with the raise helper and lower return springs.
Here is a photo of the helper springs installed before the pull rods were reinstalled.
I played the guitar tonight and it’s smooth and easy. If the Zumsteel pedal action is a 10, my Sho-Buds are a close 9. I have a Professional and a Lloyd Green model with the same changers and springs. All my guitars have 14 whole pulling fingers machined from aluminum.
Once again I must thank Albert Johnson for letting me use his shop and offering advice when I request it.
Leon
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Hans Holzherr
From:
Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 8 Jun 2005 11:17 pm
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Leon, just where did you get these Zumsteel-type plastic adjustment strings? When I installed helper springs to my Carter, I used the bathtub drain type.... they work fine, but the part that hangs down looks a bit "amateurish" 
Hans |
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Leon Roberts
From:
Tallahassee,FL USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2005 5:26 am
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Hans, Bruce Zumsteg was very gracious in selling me enough to do my three Sho-Buds. I'm pretty sure they are automotive wire ties but I haven't been able to find any source for them other than Bruce.
Leon |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jun 2005 7:19 am
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Leon-It sound like a good idea for those guitars.
Congratulations on thinking up a way to make your guitar better.....al)
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Mark Herrick
From:
Bakersfield, CA
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Posted 9 Jun 2005 10:56 am
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You might be able to find those adjustable/reusable wire ties in a good electronics store...
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Leon Roberts
From:
Tallahassee,FL USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2005 12:24 pm
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I forgot to thank Doug Jernigan for introducing me to Bruce Zumsteg at the Dallas show and talking him into selling me what I needed for my Sho-Buds. I will always be grateful to Bruce and Doug.
Al, thanks for the kind words.
Leon |
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Jack Dougherty
From:
Spring Hill, Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2005 5:04 pm
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Leon...
Good Looking!!!!!!! I have learned to expect nothing but the best from you and Albert...I hope to get a chance to pick on it sometime..
JD
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There is no such thing as too many steels!! Zum D10 8/8
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2005 8:58 am
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| Those white things are called Beaded Cable Ties and McMaster Carr has them www.mcmaster.com. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2005 9:09 am
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| I don't understand the purpose of those cable ties. How do they work? |
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Clyde Lane
From:
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2005 10:16 am
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Bob, on Sho-buds there is no adjustment on the raise helper springs. These cable ties eliminate the need to stretch or shorten the springs to time the pulls.
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Leon Roberts
From:
Tallahassee,FL USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2005 12:30 pm
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Bob, On a Stock Sho-Bud, The raise helper springs have no adjustment. They attach to the bottom of the changer and a bracket on the body of the guitar. When we machined out my aluminum changers, we omitted the extension on the bottom of the changer. This extension is usually removed on a changer that is lowered a whole tone. I drilled a small whole in the raise fingers so the raise helper springs could be attached and the other end is adjusted to a bracket using the plastic adjusters. The reason the adjustment is desirable is, a string that’s lowered can also have a raise helper spring. The adjustment is made at the point where the raise finger remains on the balance bar when the string is lowered. It goes without saying that before the raise adjustments are made, the lower return springs should be properly adjusted.
I used this system because it’s the way Bruce Zumsteg installs his helper springs on his ZumSteels. I hope this clears things up.
Leon
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