Broke Knee Lever on Sho~Bud need advice for repair

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Glenn Dodd
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Broke Knee Lever on Sho~Bud need advice for repair

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I broke the knee lever off my Sho~Bud Pro I that raises the E to F. I would prefer to order the part and try to fix it myself, or drive it someplace locally to be fixed rather than sending the whole guitar via UPS. I live in Long Island, New York not far from NYC. I would be grateful to any one that could offer advice to either help me get the part I need or to locate someone to repair my steel guitar. I have included pictures of the broken pedal.

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Thank you,
Glenn
Brint Hannay
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Post by Brint Hannay »

No need to ship the guitar. Try James Morehead for the part. Or Bobbe Seymour. Or maybe Jeff Surratt at Show-Pro. All can be found here on the Forum. Go to "Links" at the top of the page for Show-Pro or Bobbe's Steel Guitar Nashville. Search for James Morehead and send him an e-mail.

Don't replace it with an original part! Whoever you get it from, get an aluminum replacement. I highly recommend replacing the others, too. Then you won't have to worry about this problem again.
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Glenn Dodd
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Post by Glenn Dodd »

Brint,

Thank you for your response. I sent an email to James Morehead. I agree that it would be best to use aluminum and replace the others as well.
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Ahh Yes! Those pics bring back a lot of (not so ) fond memories.
Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 53 years and still counting.
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