Sho-Bud raise assist spring ?'s

Doug Jones · Post by **Doug Jones** » 1 Oct 2002 9:34 pm

I am converting my c.1972 Pro-1 from single raise & lower to double raise/single lower. Thanks to the help of Duane Marrs, I now have the newer mid 70's fingers to do so. When I removed the old fingers, I found that raise assist (helper) springs were attached to all 10 fingers. I seem to recall on a Pro-3 I once owned that there were only 4 - 6 springs on the E9 neck. I would appreciate any help from you Sho-Bud veterans on which strings really need them and why. Thanks in advance. Doug

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 1 Oct 2002 10:06 pm

On my Pro III Custom they are at every string. I'm not shure if it's actually needed on every string.

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Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom; Sho-Bud LLG

Leon Roberts · Post by **Leon Roberts** » 2 Oct 2002 4:38 am

Doug, There are different opinions on the Sho-Bud helper springs. Some say "take them off and throw them away". Others think they serve a purpose. I happen to fall into the latter group. On my LDG, I have them on every string that doesn't lower. Since I don't lower the 5th & 10th, the springs are on 1,3,5,7,10. On my PRO-III the springs are missing due to the fact that I've replaced the old changers and replaced the chrome plated zinc uppers of the new changers with ones machined from aluminum. An example of the old and new changers are pictured below.

Leon

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 2 Oct 2002 5:04 pm

Not sure about a Bud.But on my Franklin I can only use helper springs on strings that are (not) lowered more than 1/2 tone.The exception would be the 10th on C6th. --------bb

Doug Jones · Post by **Doug Jones** » 7 Oct 2002 8:21 pm

Thanks for your input thus far. I have the changer finger as seen on the left in Leon's reply. Any more input? Thanks.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 8 Oct 2002 1:03 am

WEll that's the exact changer fingers as in My Pro II I just sold.
I took all raise springs out and there is no difference in any of the workings of that guitar. Everything goes and comes back Perfectly. The most important thing you want for your shobud; is to have all the rods in a perfect straight line from the pullers to the changer holes.....so move things around so that the rods are pulling straight and you will not ever have a problem with you guitar> no matter if you have raise springs in or not...I choose NOT cause they don't DO anything and they may work their way loose and then they'll do something that you don't want them to do.
Ricky