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Topic: Parts from James Morehead |
John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2015 11:48 am |
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Got my parts from James for a complete renewal/update on the '73 S-10 I've been working on. All new undercarriage parts, including the new 4 hole pullers! Workmanship and design is stunning!
Thank you James!
Sorry! I'm a terrible photographer, with a lousy camera!
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William Liemandt
From:
New Mexico
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Posted 7 Jan 2015 2:34 pm
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| She'll be a real beaut when all bolted back together. James is using the same 4 hole pullers in rebuilding your old '67 Bud for me. Can't wait to see that too. |
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Rick Rian
From:
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2015 8:26 am
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James does incredible work, the parts look awesome! Can't wait to see your "new" pedal steel , John !!!  |
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 11:49 am
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John, are you converting it from 2-hole pullers on round cross-shafts, or was it a rack and barrel guitar?
Can't tell from the pictures if you are updating the changer. I can see rods with hex-head ends. Are they aluminum or stainless? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 11:51 am
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Dan,
It's a '73, so it was racks and barrels.
JB |
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Jay Yuskaitis
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 1:07 pm
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| Hi John, Looks great. Are you using the same mounting type or style as the rack and barrel? Jay |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 1:23 pm
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JY,
Here are a couple;
JB
ADD: The guitar looks black in the pic. It's actually a dark Blue-Green. |
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Rick Rian
From:
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 2:29 pm
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| Beautiful workmanship! James rocks ... |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 2:32 pm
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| Yup! I look at the left vertical, and just think, "Wow! My friend made this?" James has made so many improvements over the original Shobud parts that he's amazing! |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 3:36 pm
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| I don't understand why my thread has been moved here? b0b? |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 7:49 am
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John, are you converting it from 2-hole pullers on round cross-shafts, or was it a rack and barrel guitar?
Can't tell from the pictures if you are updating the changer. I can see rods with hex-head ends. Are they aluminum or stainless? |
Dan, The pullrods out of my shop are always stainless. The aluminum are a tad lighter, but they are flimsy. It does not take but a little more to go first class all the way.  The changer is awesome in this model guitar--single/single. It's what many of us consider to be the finest changer Shobud ever produced. "Updating" it would be a big step backwards.
Thanx for the kind words everyone, it's a labor of love to make these parts.
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"Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement"~old cowboy proverb.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 8:28 am
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| Dan! Sorry! I should have answered sooner. Those rods are the old ones that I took off the guitar. All my steel parts were just in the same place when I took the pic. I will be getting new ss rods from James. Sorry about the confusion! |
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 9:39 am
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| Hey James really glad u'r doin better and back makin those primo parts! Good on ya my friend....Stormy |
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Jay Yuskaitis
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 12:52 pm
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| HI John, Thanks to you and James. Thanks for the pictures of the new parts. I didn't want to be obvious of the mounting positions. The photos show original mounts. Thanks, Jay |
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Bobby Burns
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 2:36 pm
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| Hey John. How are those 4 hole pullers working out? I assume they allow you to time pulls better, but when you have 2 pulls on the same rod, don't they still have to be in the same hole on both pullers to line up straight and not bind? |
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 6:13 pm
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That' right, JB! Please tell us.
I miss talking to him, and sadly my 6139 will never wear James Morehead parts.
I would love for you to tell us how you made out with your guitar. |
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