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Topic: Sho-Bud "The Professional" help wanted |
Jim Robbins
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 12 Aug 2007 1:23 pm |
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I've got two questions about a Sho-Bud "The Professional" I bought about a year ago in Toronto (at Capsule music).
First is mechanical: The hex nut at the end of one of the rods came off and I'm not sure how to get it back on - there's no thread and no set screw and it is too loose to hang on all by itself when you hit the knee lever moving the rod. (Naturally this happened at a jam session the night before my very first studio recording so there are no B to Bb moves on the recording but that's another story.) Any ideas how to refasten it?
Second is historical - anyone know anything about this guitar? It had a tag with the name "Dan Komsky" on it and the case at one point had the name "Scotty" written on it and at another the initials "WRM"; the lettering in both cases was removed but left a bit of a mark. I don't expect there can be too many "The Professionals" floating around Southern Ontario.
Thanks for any help. By the way it's a great sounding guitar & looks pretty good, too. |
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Jon Hyde
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2007 4:18 pm
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| Jim, I can't help you with your guitar's history but I have had the same happen to me with the hex nut on my Professional. A friend of mine (an amp builder and steel enthusiast) looked it over and soldered the hex nut back in place. I don't know if this is the officially sactioned solution, but this was a couple of years ago and it's still holding. I've played it regularly since then so it must be a pretty decent solution... |
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Charles Robinson
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Posted 13 Aug 2007 7:54 am
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Back in the early 70,s I bought a new pro 2 and the
hex tuner came off the 3rd pull rod. I called Sho Bud
and they told me to smoothe out the crimp at the end
of the hex fitting and put back on and re-crimp it.
It has worked for 30 years with that repair.
Charles Robinson. |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 13 Aug 2007 1:43 pm
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I am pretty sure that John Coop makes a replacement for that. I would try him. But you probably can crimp or solder it back on. 
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Twang to the bone! |
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 15 Aug 2007 2:44 pm
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| Thanks for the tips. I'll try and fix it. |
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 18 Aug 2007 12:12 pm
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It works! A little solder did the trick. Plus I conquered my fear of fooling with it (a fear stemming from many frustrating hours underneath a Sidekick years ago, trying to get it to play in tune) and managed to figure out & fix a bunch of things.
This is one fine forum. |
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