Well, after numerous back and neck surgeries Im trying to get back into pedal steel again. So, I did what any logical person would do and got a heavy, sho-bud that needs a full teardown. What could go wrong LOL?! And, to complicate matters further, Ive never done it before.
That being said, here's a pic of it, a 1982 super-pro. It came to me really dirty, and everything is there but not functional. This is it after 3 days of trying to get the cabinet clean , with a lot of advice from Ricky Davis.
New knee lever brackets and tear drop levers are on the way from Barry Coker, and 2 Lawrence Wilde 710's are ordered as well.
Wish me luck (I'll need it)
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Looking good Bob. That Super Pro is going to be a hoss, a jewel and the envy of many of us.
Having owned one of your resonator guitar builds, I can say your meticulous refurbishing appears to be on par with your craftsmanship expertise in building guitars.
Jerry, Thanks for the kind words. Im glad you enjoyed one of my resos. I built around 15 or so, and enjoyed doing it. Unfortunately, too many lower back problems, and subsequent surgeries put an end to my building. Im working on this old Sho-bud when the back allows, and having a good time while I "try" to do it.
Starting to sort things out underneath, and polish, clean, polish! It's in great shape structurally but not cosmetically. In addition to dirt and grime, the entire cabinet has lacquer checking. On the other hand though, Gibson charges a premium to "relic" a guitar, so I guess Im ahead of the game.
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Ive cleaned and put the C6 changer back together with the original fingers (they had barely any wear), but the E9 changer is getting new aluminum fingers made by Barry Coker. I think that between the new aluminum fingers and the Lawrence Wilde 710 pick-ups this sho-bud will be a very different beast.
Hey Bob,
Very cool! I have a similar super pro that I am working on. I thought about switching to an aluminum changer but l’d never worked with rivets before. If you get a chance could you show the process of removing the original rivet that connects the changer to the raise and lower scissors and then installing the new changer?
Ive sent the fingers to Barry Coker and he's replacing the pot metal part with aluminum ones. He's removing the rivet etc. He'd be the guy to ask, he did explain the process to me, but I figured it'd be better to ask him to do it since he's familiar with the process.
Got the rest of Bobs order ready and will go out Monday.
5 - 6061 Knee Lever brackets
1 - 6061 Vertical Knee Lever brackets
6 - 6061 Tear Drop knee levers
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Ive started changing out the old knee lever brackets, and installing the new teardrop levers from Barry Coker. And the e9 changer is back in place with the upgraded aluminum fingers. Does anyone have a rodding chart for sho-bud super pros? I want to set it up standard emmons e9 and c6. Any info would help.
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Mr. Bob, I found this chart in a past Super Pro thread posted by Gene Haugh who was/is a very knowledgeable 'Bud man. Hope this is helpful.
You can enlarge the chart a little bit by right clicking and choosing open in a new tab and then +, or save it to your device and enlarge it from your download.
Storm Rosson wrote: 7 Sep 2013 4:04 pm Here it is gang thanks to Gene emailing this to me, voila enjoy
pardon the file name I forgot to rename it, it's a jpeg also Stormy Thx again Gene. if anyone has file drop box online I will upload it so everyone can get the file to print out... or send me a request at the above email and I will return a file copy to u.
I have the rods all back in according to the rodding chart, and I assume theres going to be a lot of tweaking as things progress. Still a lot to do. I dont know how it will play, but if nothing else, at least it looks a lot better
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