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Topic: Latest on Micky Byrnes Sho-Bud |
David Langdon
From: West Bridgford, Nottingham Notts, United Kingdom
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 6:45 pm
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The toasted 12 string was delivered today, and I had an enjoyable afternoon with Micky, he's a lovely guy. I think he wants me to do a LeMay mod on his N400 having played through mine,another job! I presume John is still selling them.
As for the steel, well what a job! I'm now convinced that it's going to live again. It's past 2 o-clock in the morning here and I've just finished work for the night. The neck, and all the top pieces have been removed, although one of the neck screws had to have the head drilled off. I managed to remove the rest of the screw without any damage, so it should go back with a new screw.
Because the burning on the edges is so deep, I'm going to turn it into a classic round front Sho-Bud, and it just means that the back has a more pronounced radius. I haven't yet given up on using the burned neck. once I've put it through the barrel belt sander it might only be reduced in thickness by 2 peices of veneer, which can go on the bottom. The rear banding on the neck has totally desintegrated too. Where there's a will there's a way.
I'm probably going to find this more challenging in setting the steel up again after I've done the refurb, so before I've pulled all the rods etc out, I've drawn a plan of where everything is, there are so many knee levers!
I put my meter on the pick up, just out of interest, and rather than being open circuit, I found some resistance. About 2.5K. I set the meter for reading nearly 10 times that amount, and used another pickup as my idiot guide. So Ithink that's a goner but I shall plug it in anyway, just to see, and if it's good I shall do a resin cast around it.
I shall be taking pictures of the restoration as it goes along, and these will be posted, I'm going to try to live up to the standards of the great Ricky Davis on this job. Somebody give him a nudge to tell him about this project and perhaps he can give me some pointers, Mr Seymour too.
Time for bed, Dave |
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Ricky Davis
From: Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 9:47 pm
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Well David; it sounds like it's in Good hands> somebody that Cares...>that's all me and Seymour try to display when working on bringing a Sho-bud back to life.
Stay with it my friend and do ask questions if ya need to.
Ricky |
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Ken Byng
From: Southampton, England
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 3:25 am
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David
Many of us will be watching your project with interest. I know from talking to Micky recently just how much that guitar means to him. When you've had an instrument for a long time and used it for your main income and existance, you do become very attached to it. He certainly needs some better luck in 2006 than he's had in recent years
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Micky Byrne
From: United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 5:35 am
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Hi Dave, I really didn't think you really ment what you said as I pulled away from your place, that you would start on my guitar immediately. My this is a suprise to say the least, and I know for a fact that it was fate that put me in touch with you via this great steel forum. Having seen your 12 stringer "Langdon" steel in the flesh for the first time lets me tell all on this forum what a great steel you make.Guys it's a keyless and even has a fretboard that lights up in dark playing conditions via a small battery on the underside.The detail and inlay work to this great guitar is unbelievable. I just can't wait to see the finished product on my old "BUD"
Ken Byng, you are so right about attachments to a particular steel after so many years. You put me on to Sho-Buds when they first came into England in the early 70's. I got mine just after you got your Pro 111, and it's been part of me ever since, doing the thousands of gigs as you yourself have done too as a road musician. Dave Langdon, you taking time to help me out,and all those who are helping on this project, just goes to show the camaraderie between steel players. We are a strange breed are we not???
Micky Byrne. England. |
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