1970 Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover Project
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1970 Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover Project
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click View Image and then use ctrl + to magnify the pic to 3X2 Inches.
Still don't know what it is but the lines it is standing on could be steel guitar strings
Still don't know what it is but the lines it is standing on could be steel guitar strings
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Not sure if you can see it since it's completed but that's right. Shobud frame went for 45 bucks.
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Let's help TB understand what this really is/was.
It is actually the frame from a 1967-1970 Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover model steel.
It came in two versions. The standard version was a rough textured aluminum casting and painted black. There were also a few Custom versions of the casting that was polished.
A properly setup Crossover sounds fantastic, but is heavy! Due in large part to the 10 pound weight of this frame.
below are a couple of pics to show how the frame actually looks installed on the guitar.
I hope this sheds a glimmer of light on the subject.
Cheers!
Benton
It is actually the frame from a 1967-1970 Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover model steel.
It came in two versions. The standard version was a rough textured aluminum casting and painted black. There were also a few Custom versions of the casting that was polished.
A properly setup Crossover sounds fantastic, but is heavy! Due in large part to the 10 pound weight of this frame.
below are a couple of pics to show how the frame actually looks installed on the guitar.
I hope this sheds a glimmer of light on the subject.
Cheers!
Benton
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My post is not a joke.
Its the secret to Pete Drake's Tammy sound. My guitar sounded so much better with that frame. That is truth.
The lever of course allows the pedals to be switched over to the other neck. Hence the name crossover. Mine worked great. Some complain of throwing it out of tune. Not possible on mine. Mine was built by Duanne Marrs who looked at it before his death. He thought it may have been built in 1966.
Its the secret to Pete Drake's Tammy sound. My guitar sounded so much better with that frame. That is truth.
The lever of course allows the pedals to be switched over to the other neck. Hence the name crossover. Mine worked great. Some complain of throwing it out of tune. Not possible on mine. Mine was built by Duanne Marrs who looked at it before his death. He thought it may have been built in 1966.
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Hi Pit!
The lever you refer to operates the changeover mechanism. You may need to enlarge the picture using (Ctrl +) in order to see the details more clearly.
The lever is connected to the cross rod at the extreme right of the picture. This cross-rod is connected to each connector via two 1/8 stainless rods and the brass fittings seen. The connector "Hooks" face to the left on the "E" neck and to the right on the "C" neck. As you currently see in the picture, the guitar has the "E" neck engaged. IE, all 6 pedals and the knee lever are operating the "E" neck. If the lever were to be moved in the opposite direction the connectors on the "E" neck will move to the right (disengaging) and the connectors on the "C" neck also moving to the right will engage. At that point all 6 pedals and the knee lever will be operating the "C" neck.
I hope this helps.
Cheers!
Benton
The lever you refer to operates the changeover mechanism. You may need to enlarge the picture using (Ctrl +) in order to see the details more clearly.
The lever is connected to the cross rod at the extreme right of the picture. This cross-rod is connected to each connector via two 1/8 stainless rods and the brass fittings seen. The connector "Hooks" face to the left on the "E" neck and to the right on the "C" neck. As you currently see in the picture, the guitar has the "E" neck engaged. IE, all 6 pedals and the knee lever are operating the "E" neck. If the lever were to be moved in the opposite direction the connectors on the "E" neck will move to the right (disengaging) and the connectors on the "C" neck also moving to the right will engage. At that point all 6 pedals and the knee lever will be operating the "C" neck.
I hope this helps.
Cheers!
Benton
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benton: do you have the serial number for your guitar? i had one long time ago. just wondering how close it was to the date of yours....thanks jack
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benton: mine was ser. # 7545, i bought it feb 28 1970. very good guitars....thanks jack