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Topic: Sho Bud Problem |
Richard Gonzales
From:
Davidson, NC USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 5:25 am |
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| Has anyone encountered the pedal bar on the S12 sho Bud being crooked when standing up looking down on the pedal bar. I have seen the same problem in two other Sho Buds. Does anyone have a solution other than filling the holes in the end plates and redrilling? The Angle that the legs come out of the end plates are not the same. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 6:30 am
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I will assume that you have checked this closely and that you know what you are seeing.
I had the same situation except the cause cause was not a machining problem but rather an act of nature--the wood body torqued just a little from stem to stern (wood's gonna do what wood's gonna do) and this twist resulted in the pedal rack looking a bit out of parallel with the body and caused the need for a leg length adjustment. Not a problem but a cosmetic imperfection. |
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Ed Naylor
From:
portsmouth.ohio usa, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 7:47 am
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| Sometimes a leg will get bent. Try switching places with the other legs and possibly they will line up.I doubt seriously it is caused by warppage in the body. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 8:06 am
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I've had that problem with several guitars, a ShoBud as well as a couple Emmonses. The endplates are drilled incorrectly, and a very small variance at the endplate results in a very large difference down by the pedal rack... simple geometry.
You can bend the threaded nipple to try to correct the problem, but that will result in an off-kilter feeling when inserting and turning the leg.
I'd just bear with it, it doesn't affect the operation of the guitar.
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Richard Gonzales
From:
Davidson, NC USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 9:29 am
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It is a cosmetic problem only as I adjust the rear leg that is diagonal to that front leg and everything is fine physically. The threads are only off on one end plate, the easy one to get off. I think a plug and redrill is in line as I want this guitar to be a 10 out of 10 and it is there except for this issue.
Thank you for your input!!! |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 10:32 am
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| All it needs is spot-facing at a slightly different angle. There's probably enough slop in the threads to not need to re-thread the end plate. If it was my steel, it wouldn't even register on my radar as a problem, but different strokes etc.... |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 11:15 am
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Richard is very particular about his guitars.
He takes good care of them....al 
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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Richard Gonzales
From:
Davidson, NC USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 3:51 pm
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Thank You Richard Burton. That is a great solution as there is a lot slop in the threads.
Thanks,
Richard G. |
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Loren Morehouse
From:
Meadowlands, MN USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2004 4:36 pm
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| I ordered a new guitar some years ago and the front legs were that way. It was pretty crooked and it bugged me to no end. I guess when I put out that kind of loot I expect things to be right. Knowing what I know now, I probably would've lived with it and saved some other hassle with the manufacturer. It's just a steel guitar, right? Loren. |
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