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Topic: A fix for the “dreaded” Sho Bud Crossover derailment |
Jim Iltis
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 5:21 pm |
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Greetings all from an older “Budding” green horn member, whom I’m sure most would say…
“Run along li’l doggy, you’ll learn soon enough…”
From all the much appreciated advice of wisdom from the well respected veterans of pedaldom posting “Run while ya kinn” from the short lived “boat anchor” a.k.a. “D10 Crossover” from 1967… I want to sincerely thank all of you for your words and input on educating the inquisitive masses on this nebulous elusive instrument.
When I finally got to the one comment mentioning “… that’s what bailin’ wire’s for!” I thought there has to be a better alternative! I was advised to “sell the Maverick” (which I did) and stay away from the Crossover! Well, I didn’t decide to take this crazy plunge into the pedal steel just for the E9. I was heavily craving the voicings of the C6 and wasn’t about to abort and miss out, so I blindly bought a beautiful, mostly original well used ‘67 quilted birdseye maple Crossover. After studying the short comings of the mechanics a bit, a thought popped in … ball catch. So please forgive & shoot me for slightly altering history but here it is - and it works… I don’t have any problems keeping this one in tune for where I’m learning on it (at home)
When I first received it, I had to straighten out the 2 long rods of the switching mechanism that were bent from previous impatient and frustrated players; as well as repair a faulty pickup ground wire that caused a weak response and hum on the C6 neck. Now she sounds wonderful through the Vegas 400 that I just picked up from Craigslist. I’m just learning (in order to fulfill my comically warped dream of an all pedal steel orchestra playing and butchering the way overplayed classic cliched orchestral works of the average listener). It may not all happen in my lifetime, but it sure is addictive, fun, and rewarding!
Last edited by Jim Iltis on 22 Jan 2023 2:21 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 7:44 pm
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| My 1st entry in the steel guitar would was a crossover Sho Bud with that same finish. Mine had 8 pedals and I think 4 knee levers. Good sounding steel for 600.00 dollars back in 85. Keeping it in tune was a slightly bigger problem for a newbie. I traded up in a year or less. |
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 6:01 am
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I bought a new one in 1970. It was blue. The new changer at that time went from the longer radius cam shape fingers to a shorter radius and round shape. The preceding longer radius broke less strings. I traded it at Scotty's in 1973 for new MSA. I don't know where the blue Baldwin ShoBud went after that? Hopefully, it's still in use.
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1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Revelation preamp, Carbon Copy Delay and Hall Of Fame Reverb, Crown XLS 1002, 2- 15" Eminence Wheelhouse speakers, ShoBud Pedal, Effects Pedals. 1949 Epiphone D-8. |
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K Maul
From:
Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 6:20 am
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Good idea! On one Xover I had I just used a rubber band. The second one had a strong spring on the linkage and had been well treated so had no problems staying in position. On one I took off the back neck and put on a pad. They all sounded REALLY good but I no longer own one.
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KEVIN MAUL: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Danelectro, Evans, Fender, GFI, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Williams, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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