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Topic: My New Sho~Bud: Rebuilt! |
Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Aug 2009 9:05 pm |
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I picked up this Bud from Chris Ledrew, who didn't have it very long, just over a month ago. Very exciting! It arrived quite dirty, with a lot of built-up gunk, and not playing all that smoothly. Of course, I was expecting this. After about 60 hours of cleaning, filing, sanding, buffing, polishing, protecting and adjusting, it's performing pretty great! What was once a gross pile of rags, chemicals and tiny bits all over the kitchen table, not to mention a source of obsession and insomnia, is now a smooth-playing, totally delicious sounding steel.
I'd really like to publicly acknowledge the incredible James Morehead for his help on this project. I would have never been able to bring such a fantastic instrument out of hibernation without his seemingly endless assistance, guidance and support.
Thanks a million, James!
Here's some before and after pics. It's still a bit of a work in progress, but I'm most likely going to start gigging with it next week. Hoorah!
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Aug 2009 9:08 pm
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And after:
(never mind the elastic bands, they're gone now!)
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 5 Aug 2009 9:13 pm
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That Bud's For You
Nice job!!
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Scott Hay
From:
Portland, OR / Yucca Valley, CA USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 10:23 am
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| hot blonde! looks happy and healthy again. nice fir floors. |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 10:26 am
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| Nice floors indeed. That's the music store I work in; it's an old church, and they had covered the hardwood with 4 layers of gross carpet... |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 4:39 pm
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Fabulous, Marc! I'm so glad you were able to fix it up and make it sparkle. It should give you years of playing enjoyment now. It deserved an overhaul. I just wasn't able to take on the task with my heavy schedule. Congrats!!
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 6:12 pm
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Marc, beautiful work! I bet you feel that great sense of accomplishment now? What will be next? Your own building project from the ground up?
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 5:07 am
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Hey Marc, fantastic job, my friend!! And thanx for the kind words.  These guitars are soooo underated, it's unbelievable. They are really a tone monster, a real sleeper. And with good cleaning, and a proper setup, can take on all the copedant you need. And now you have the personal pride of knowing your guitar inside and out.  |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 10:12 am
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| Thanks everyone. I'm really loving this guitar. It sounds SOOO GOOD! |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 10:30 am
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It's lucky that Shobud's have a reputation for good tone, as it's obvious from these and other photos that they were built to a price.
Nothing wrong with that, every business has to be profitable.
The rack system can be tooled up, and made rip-rap on a power press, which is obviously much quicker (and cheaper) than individual bell-cranks.
What the rack system gained in productivity at the factory, it lost in flexibility (there are no multiple positions like on a bell-crank to fine-tune raises etc) |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 11:00 am
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| richard burton wrote: |
What the rack system gained in productivity at the factory, it lost in flexibility (there are no multiple positions like on a bell-crank to fine-tune raises etc) |
I've yet to find a "limit" on my rack & barrel Professional, for the music I play. I believe the barrels would compare with multiple holes in a puller, no? |
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 11:23 am
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Marc,
You have done a beautiful job on that guitar! 
I also think you live in a beautiful city too.
Congrats on a job well done. |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 1:12 pm
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| Thanks Danny! I do love it here. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Oct 2009 10:13 am
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| Plays and sounds awesome, hey Marc?? We get that LKV on it and you'll really be cookin'!! |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 20 Oct 2009 12:32 pm
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| Yes James, so good! Excited for that vertical, indeed. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2009 2:30 pm
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| Marc! It's gorgeous! And,,, it's from my favorite vintage years. Wait'll ya get the vert! You'll never part with it! |
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