Shobud Fingertips and Permanents----got a picture??
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Here's a pair of early fingertip keyheads we made for a project. They use brass string ball ends for rollers. The project we are doing is bringing this fingertip back to original form. It's no secret anymore that it is the Lightening bolt seen in the pics of the above post. I have started a thread and here's the link for these new fingertip parts:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 65#1901765
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 65#1901765
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TIP: A good way to clean the underside of a guitar (If it's stripped down, of course), is to use Orange Hand Cleaner--it lifts the grease and crud easily, yet does not harm the finish. I think it works very well.
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Well I have managed to dig up yet another Fingertip guitar. This one looks to be an early one, in need of restoration seems to have some very nicely figured wood in the cabinet. It is missing a few parts, one pedal Rod, knee lever, wiring and switches, but seems to be fairly solid overall. It looks like someone has put the later style pickup housing's, and pickups on the guitar. The serial number is interesting 6-111-111 still not quite sure how to date these yet.
The guitar has very nice maple wood grain on the top It also has the early style fret boards with wide fret marker lines.
The pickup mounting plates, and the pickups, are from a later style fingertip, the missing screws from the back plates have no screw holes drilled into the guitar below them. The pickups appear to be from a later style like a professional.
The string pullers are the old flat back style.
The guitar has, Ten cross shafts for pullers, but only nine pedals, and has only one cross shaft for a knee lever. This will require some rearranging, but it looks doable. It should make an interesting restoration project.
The guitar has very nice maple wood grain on the top It also has the early style fret boards with wide fret marker lines.
The pickup mounting plates, and the pickups, are from a later style fingertip, the missing screws from the back plates have no screw holes drilled into the guitar below them. The pickups appear to be from a later style like a professional.
The string pullers are the old flat back style.
The guitar has, Ten cross shafts for pullers, but only nine pedals, and has only one cross shaft for a knee lever. This will require some rearranging, but it looks doable. It should make an interesting restoration project.
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Re: How many still gig with their Fingertip or Permanents?
James:James Morehead wrote:Saturday, I basked in Shobud Fingertip tone, as projected through my Fender Vibrosonic, as well as 100 degree sunshine. Nasty 35 mph wind at our back sides--our sound probably carried on up to Kansas. Glad I had an extra George L cable for my hat!
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No Carl, I stopped first-----kinda!
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Here's a link to the thread about my new parts I am making for Fingertips.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 65#1901765
Here's a couple pics:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 65#1901765
Here's a couple pics:
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Here's a link to the thread about my new parts I am making for Fingertips. I guess I forgot to put it in my post above.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 65#1901765
Thanx for the kind words, it's a labor of love, and these particular parts will be going on the Lightening Bolt.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 65#1901765
Thanx for the kind words, it's a labor of love, and these particular parts will be going on the Lightening Bolt.
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John B., I simply love that style keyhead--it's got to be my favorite Shobud keyhead for looks and simplicity.
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Hey John Billings, I love the pics of that perm you have. Interesting about that keyhead on it, there are only grooves for the strings. How well does the string return on that sort of configuration? I'm sure it led to the use of rollers, but I wonder how good/bad they actually played? Anyone have experience with this?
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Well James, as you know, no pedals came with the guitar. But, considering all the great music that was recorded on these guitars, I assume it was not that big a deal, although rollers were an improvement. A little Nut Sauce, and I'd assume there'd be no more of a problem than there is on six-string guitars, doing bending, etc.. The open strings sound better than open strings on a roller guitar.
Here's a couple pics, before and after, of the keyhead in question;
Here's a couple pics, before and after, of the keyhead in question;