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Chris Tarrow


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Maplewood, NJ
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2006 12:06 pm    
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I searched and found a few posts on this one, but not sure they apply to my guitar, I've got a Sho-Bud pro I, I'm not sure what year, but here's a picture of the underside:
http://christarrow.com/psg/shobud/shobud011.jpg

Is there a way to make the action on the knee levers easier?

Sorry if there's not adequate info here to answer the question, I don't really know all the terminology.

Thanks in advance.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2006 1:03 pm    
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Put the pull rods in a hole in the bellcrank closer to the body of the guitar.

The shorter the throw: the harder the pull.
The longer the throw: the easier the pull.
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mike nolan


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Forest Hills, NY USA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2006 1:14 pm    
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Chris,

What Erv said. There could be some other issues too. Your guitar is a late model Pro 1... sometime in the 80's. If you want some help, shoot me an email... I am over the bridge in Long Island City. I have quite a bit of experience with Sho~Buds.

[This message was edited by mike nolan on 11 July 2006 at 02:17 PM.]

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Chris Tarrow


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Maplewood, NJ
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2006 1:39 pm    
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cool thanks Erv I will see if I can figure that out.

Mike, thanks for you offer, I may take you up on that.
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Jim Palenscar

 

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Oceanside, Calif, USA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2006 8:49 pm    
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Also- just a mechanical check- detach the pull rods from the bellcranks (noting where they were attached) and verify the the levers work easily without anything attached to them- then move the rods closer to the body if necessary, allowing for the increase in travel necessary to effect the pulls by adjusting the lever stops.

[This message was edited by Jim Palenscar on 11 July 2006 at 09:50 PM.]

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Chris Tarrow


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Maplewood, NJ
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2006 6:28 am    
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Thanks Jim
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