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Topic: PSA: Shobud Fingertip? FS on reverb |
Tal Herbsman
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Wisconsin, USA
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Ian Worley
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Sacramento, CA
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Posted 14 Apr 2022 10:02 am Re: PSA: Shobud Fingertip? FS on reverb |
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| Tal Herbsman wrote: |
| ...Maybe some sort of transmitter to an alien vessel... |
Or just a stack of washers on 5/16" bolt. It looks like there is some sort of abandoned bell crank-like device sandwiched between the washers toward the front apron side. It seems to align with the crank on the hokey bent rod knee lever just beyond it. Perhaps it is the reverser, the washers were just means to space it out correctly on a make shift cross shaft. Or maybe it is a transmitter...
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Alex McCollough
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2022 10:11 am
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| A great way to add a little weight. |
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Ricky Davis
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Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2022 10:25 am
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It is NOT a Sho~bud "FINGERTIP"....probably a Sho~Bud Permanent.; and yes; there was all kinds of stuff applied to try and get them to play better through the years.
For sale for 1999.99; when it's really only worth maybe 400.00 in parts....maybe; and in awful shape; when it will take huge money to try and get it to play and look and act correct.
Ricky
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 14 Apr 2022 11:04 am
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| Ricky Davis wrote: |
For sale for 1999.99; when it's really only worth maybe 400.00 in parts....maybe; and in awful shape; when it will take huge money to try and get it to play and look and act correct.
Ricky |
Yeah Ricky, but just think - someone could buy it, add a few grand in parts and labor, and they'd have a really nice $2700 guitar!
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2022 1:39 am
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boy that thing is a mess.. At sometime in the sad life of that poor guitar, it was 'refinished".. Looks like the technique used was to leave all the metal parts on, remove the original finish with a steak knife, sand it with a brick, and then apply a half can of Kmart clear lacquer, which at the time was probably $.49 a can...
It would be a decent project but needs a complete tear down, and if the original body and necks were to be reused, the wood might have to have all those deep gouges filled, sanded level and then painted a solid color... Just a ton of work needed on this unfortunate old bud... I am a little more forgiving on the value than our good friend Ricky and might outbid him on this one by a buck.. $401..
$2K???? yeah somebody needs to stop smoking reefer....
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 19 Apr 2022 9:15 am
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I think that spool thing is part of a contraption to put fishing line on a spinning reel to avoid line twist.
Basically, the thing works and it's all there, including original case. Of course, even fixed up it's obsolete. The problem is that it's overpriced. Like fixing up a Bigsby. But seriously, I've seen guitars in WAY worse shape than that one get restored to vintage beauty simply by someone who has the wherewithal or bucks to do so. Complete stripping of the undercarriage and cleaning, reassembly, and refinish of the cabinet looks like what it would take. Very doable.
And also realize that his labor and wealth is adding value to the world by restoring a potentially cool guitar, rather than junking it for parts. Making the pie bigger, as it were.
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