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Topic: Santa is making someone Happy with This Bud |
Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 10:53 am |
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Just in time for Christmas..I added two knees to this Professional and cleaned her all up and adjusted everything and what an amazing Shobud that Jimmy is getting from Santa for Christmas.
Sorry about the strap in the pic below  
Thought everyone would enjoy and Christmas viewing of this "CLASSIC SHOBUD" Happy Holidays.
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Wayne Brown
From:
Bassano, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 11:04 am
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oooo...aaawwwww merry christmas bud
wayne |
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 11:19 am
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| Very cool color combination........... |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 12:31 pm
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Wow!
That's a real beauty!!!
Walter
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 1:57 pm
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Niiiice!!!!
Ricky,
Is this the "rack and barrel" Bud?
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 2:05 pm
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Good Golly Miss Molly !!!
what a Bud !
don't bring it down the chimney Santa
use the front door
sho'do look like rack and barrel
Merry Christmas |
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Loren Morehouse
From:
Meadowlands, MN USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 3:33 pm
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| Hey Ricky, holy !#$#@!#!##. I sure do like them Bud's!!! |
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Jeff Lampert
From:
queens, new york city
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 5:30 pm
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| Ooohhh. |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 10:13 pm
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Thanks Guys.
Yes Bill that is a Rack and Barrel as ALL Professionals were.
The very first Pro II's were Identical in every way to the Professional...except there were barrels behind two hole pullers(bell cranks is what ya'll call'um).
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 2:43 am
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As usual super sweet. I just drool uncontrolably at your posts Rick.
And it's clear Ricky's secret sauce was used all over too.
Funny, I NEVER saw the strap till I re-read and looked for it. My eyes never even looked to the sides. That's some sweet steel.[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 24 December 2003 at 03:18 AM.] |
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Rick Johnson
From:
Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 4:45 am
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Super Nice guitar!!!
Wish I still had my old Professional.
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Rick Johnson
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 5:14 am
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NICE!
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Bob Carlson
From:
Surprise AZ.
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 8:05 am
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When Jimmy don't want it no more can I have it?
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 8:25 am
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Extreeeee special! Since it's for Christmas
though, shouldn't it be RED and GREEN???? |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 10:26 am
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Dear friend Rick,
I have a question about the "rack system". Is it possible to "time" pulls using this system, as it is using bellcranks with a number of rod attachment holes?
Thanks brother,
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 8:21 pm
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Carl good question; and this is something that I've worked long and hard on; when you only have one hole for a raise and one hole for a lower on both sides of the rod.
I have mastered it...and here is how; and it's tricky as it takes certain guages and certain strings have to have a raise spring on it and certain strings, NOT.
Without gettin too long winded; here's an example.
Take lowering strings 4 and 8 together.
These changer fingers are on two piviots; one for the top that separates to the one piviot for the lower and raise sections.
When you lower a string...the lower part moves> right?? But the raise part will actually budge a smidge and if there is a raise spring on...than it will budge more so than if the raise spring is off. So I take the raise spring off the 4th string because it needs to move moreso than the 8th string; for the same distance on the throw of the knee. I leave the raise spring on the 8th string so that it will not actually lower as easily; and that will let the 4th and 8th strings lower EVENLY.....How'bout that?? ha.
Also string guaging is very important for the 24" shobud scale for these strings to move evenly>....Like in order for the 3rd string and 6th string to raise evenly...the 3rd has to be a .012p and the 6th has to be a .022w....otherwise there is too much difference in their movement together if you do the normal .011p and .020p...even with the little raise spring Jig...ha
I have researched and worked long and hard on this...as I know the old mechanisms can be limiting in this function...>>but I set all these old shobuds up this way and is why I always suggest my string guaging from the "Ricky Davis Artist Series" from Jagwire Strings...cause MY BIG PET PEEV is "Strings have to Move together"...
It gets more involved and detailed to explain; but that is the jist of it my Friend....>AWESOME QUESTION> and I hope I made some sense??
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Joe A. Camacho
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Posted 24 Dec 2003 8:49 pm
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| Damn thing is cleaner thatn mine... I'm not sure what I enjoy more, the incredible work that you do on these guitars or the creative way your sister decorates the fireplace??? Ha, just kidding brother, that Bud is sweet!! |
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Joerg Hennig
From:
Bavaria, Germany
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Posted 26 Dec 2003 11:43 am
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Real nice, Ricky! Looks a lot like mine, doesn´t she? Did you ever wonder, how many of those two-colored beauties were approximately built before they moved to the more common "brown Professional"?
Joe
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 26 Dec 2003 12:12 pm
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Ricky-Just beautiful work on that old Rack and Barrel. One of the easiest guitars to change tuning setups on.
I had 2 D10's and 1 S10. But those D10's were getting heavier and heavier every year.
And only one knee lever for the C6neck, and for me that was a no no..Happy Holidays...al
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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Charlie McVay
From:
Pittsburgh, Pa. USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2003 5:25 pm
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hey ricky!
great job on the old sho-bud!
i just joined this forum a few weeks ago and been out of the steel guitar scene for a few years.this is a wealth of info for all the players, regardless of calibur.
i used to rebuild/restore a lot of p/p emmons guitars and still do in my spare time if i can do without sleep.i have 6 p/ps of my own and lots of parts.
i want to commend you on great workmanship,1st by taking pride in what you do for yourself as well as for the customer.
2nd by making or machining and buffing and refinishing all the parts as close or exactly to the original spec's.
3rd by balancing all the pull's so they pull together regardless of travel and knee lever and 1/2 stops that should be solid,tuneable but not mushy.
4th,i have a lot of respect for what your doing.its a lost art and i've been there and done that.
sincerly,
charlie mcvay
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