Sho-Bud Pedal Bar Sleeve Question

[Andy Sandoval]

Howdy guys, I've got an early 70's Sho-Bud Professional with the wide pedals. I like to play the C6 neck non pedal style so I restrung it with only 8 strings and removed all the C6 pedals from the pedal bar. When I removed the 4th pedal I had to improvise a spacer to take up the slack on the pedal bar rod and used a 1/2 drive spark plug socket with a few more washers as a temporary fix, but the socket inside diameter is larger than the pedal sleeve diameter. Any of you mechanical minded players got a better idea for a more permanent fix?

[Storm Rosson]

Andy u can go to Ace or most any good hw store and find a nylon spacer of the correct or approximate length and trim on a grinder/belt sander ,etc if need be...Stormy..

[chris ivey]

fill up the socket with bubble gum.

[Kevin Mincke]

Umm....put it back together & sell it to me & I'll sell ya my 8-string

[Kevin Mincke]

Umm....put it back together & sell it to me & I'll sell ya my 8-string seriously, you should be able to find spacer at a good hardware store with the proper diameter hole to accommodate the pedal bar rod.

[Don Blood]

I just had a similar issue with mine, but I took a piece of aluminum round stock and turned it down to 7/8 inch diameter and bored a 1/2 hole through it, and it was good to go. You may find some 1/2 aluminum conduit and cut a piece out of it. Let me know the length you need and I'll look around for a piece to fit it.

[Andy Hinton]

I use the little part of the front legs. If it,still there when I get a new steel,I always cut the excess off & replace it with a wooden dowel so my front legs are always the right length. Looks nicer with a chrome spacer than black or white plastic.JMO. Andy H.

[Andy Sandoval]

Thanks for all the ideas guys. I'm gonna try and find an old pedal that I can cut the sleeve out of, then grind it down smooth to match the other pedal sleeves. Anyone got an old broken pedal lying around they're willin to part with?

[Brendan Mitchell]

Rather than trash a pedal you should be able to get a piece of pipe that you could cut to the length you need . 3/4" pipe should do it as it is 3/4" inside diameter .

[Storm Rosson]

Or go to onlinemetals.com and get either a piece of Al round bar and drill it or find a piece of thick wall Al tubing with the proper inside dia....these guys cut to length and have a wide selection of stuff.If u just gotta have a Al spacer pm me the specs and your mailing addy, I'll cut and drill u a spacer Andy.....Stormy..

[Larry Petree]

Andy, I can make a sleeve for you, just get back to me.

[Andy Sandoval]

Alright Larry! Another Bakersfield boy to the rescue.