Shobud Fingertips and Permanents----got a picture??

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 4 Feb 2015 4:34 pm

"and WOW was this guitar mis-diagnosed!!"

It sure was James. I wanted it, but it's gone. I hope whoever bought it is a restorer. I hate to think it has just disappeared to someone who doesn't appreciate just what it is!

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 5 Mar 2015 4:37 pm

Some pics of a work in progress. Thank goodness we have James Morehead. This is my first effort at the fingertip thing, and he has shared so many good photos with me. I just got these changers installed. Please let me know if anyone sees anything looks amiss so far. Thanks.

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John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 5 Mar 2015 4:45 pm

Is that Johnny's guitar? It's a stunner! And your work looks great so far!
John

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 5 Mar 2015 4:52 pm

Hi John! Yessir, that's Johnny's guitar. We did some horse tradin'! Thanks for looking. Feel free to email me John and I will give you my ph. number. Maybe we can talk. My email is emmonsd10@yahoo.com

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 20 Apr 2015 9:17 am

Here's 3 of the 4 we know about. All of them at James'.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 20 Apr 2015 12:30 pm

ahhhhh, my God, what a great tread, I read every single one of those 17 pages, thanks John for sending me the link...just plain awesome guitars...amazing...

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 23 May 2015 11:16 am

Hmmmmm! Pic/reply didn't post. Try again
The trio;

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 27 May 2015 6:11 am

DONE! I finished the fingertip project I've been working on finally. I got the guitar from Johnny Cox who got it from John Billings. It was refinished, and cross shafts installed. I did the rest; installing changers, keyheads, tuners, pickups, rodding and installing 4 new knee kits from James Morehead (they are great BTW). It still needs some minor twesking, but is gig-ready now! I will take it out this Sat. and try her out. Some pics came out too dark, but you get the idea.

Thanks to thr following folks for help and support: James Morehead, Ricky Davis, John Billings, Johnny Cox, & Joe and Charlie Landry.

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 27 May 2015 8:45 am

Jody...
That is one GORGEOUS guitar!! I know you love it!

Billy

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 27 May 2015 9:18 am

Thanks Billy!

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 27 May 2015 12:54 pm

Jody Cameron wrote:DONE! I finished the fingertip project I've been working on finally. I got the guitar from Johnny Cox who got it from John Billings. It was refinished, and cross shafts installed.

Interesting, I didn't know John had that guitar, looks strangely familiar to me.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 27 May 2015 1:18 pm

Right Bob! Johnny didn't get it from me. Beautiful guitar though!

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 27 May 2015 1:19 pm

My mistake Bob! I talked to John Billings after I talked to you....brain went dead on me for a second. Sorry my friend. Johnny got it from Bob M. BTW where did you get it Bob? Do you have any history on it?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 15 Jun 2015 1:49 pm

How much are 'tips worth now?
A neighbor has a D-10, 8/2. He wants me to clean it up and get it ready for sale. Pics next week.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 16 Jun 2015 5:39 am

John Billings wrote:Hmmmmm! Pic/reply didn't post. Try again
The trio;

These are 3 of the 4 known singleneck fingertips. It appears these are a very rare guitar indeed. Does anyone know of any other singleneck fingertips? Please comment if you do have any information.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 16 Jun 2015 2:09 pm

I think they're beautiful!

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 16 Jun 2015 2:24 pm

Lane Gray wrote:How much are 'tips worth now?

Priceless!!

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 16 Jun 2015 2:30 pm

A beauty Bopb!
Well folks? Now you've seen the four we know about. Any others?

Andrew Wright · Post by **Andrew Wright** » 22 Sep 2015 7:29 pm

Fantastic thread, all. I'm a beginner pedal steel player. I owned an Emmons Legrande for a while and sold it when I needed the cash and to free up some space. But I had the itch to learn steel still so I've kept my eyes open. I ended up buying two at an estate auction recently - a ZB custom and this beautiful Sho-Bud fingertip D-10.

I'm struggling with the sponginess of the pedals, so I'm going to try and see if I can figure out some adjustments that would help. Like the tone and love the looks. All of these guitars are beautiful, but I'm particularly taken with the design on this one.

Dan Robinson · Post by **Dan Robinson** » 22 Sep 2015 10:22 pm

Andrew, nice Fingertip you have there. The "dust-catcher" fretboards look awesome. I'm not sure when those came along, but I like them. Hope you can resolve the sponginess.

Dan

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 23 Sep 2015 7:52 am

Andrew Wright wrote:Fantastic thread, all. I'm a beginner pedal steel player. I owned an Emmons Legrande for a while and sold it when I needed the cash and to free up some space. But I had the itch to learn steel still so I've kept my eyes open. I ended up buying two at an estate auction recently - a ZB custom and this beautiful Sho-Bud fingertip D-10.

I'm struggling with the sponginess of the pedals, so I'm going to try and see if I can figure out some adjustments that would help. Like the tone and love the looks. All of these guitars are beautiful, but I'm particularly taken with the design on this one.

I especially like the inlay. It looks 3D to me. That's probably my favorite inlay. Gorgeous guitar.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 19 Dec 2015 11:29 am

Here is a early style Perm I just found. In need of some TLC , this will be a full restoration project.
There are no rollers on the keyhead, and no rear skirt, has welded style under carriage. The in lay on front is small black diamonds, very small axle in C6 changer.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 19 Dec 2015 11:40 am

Bob!
How on earth do you find all these guitars? Give James a call, as I'm sure he'd love to hear about it. He and I once had a long conversation about axle diameters, and what might be their possible effect on sound, etc..
John

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 8 Jul 2016 7:21 am

Bob Muller wrote: There are return Springs attached to the bottom ends of the fingers, and only two holes in each finger.

Bob, you may have already figured this out, but they're not return springs, since they're also on strings that don't lower, but raise only. This, and the fact that they're too weak to pull a lowered string, lead me to think they're the earliest raise helper springs.

The guitar on my bench has them.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 8 Jul 2016 2:18 pm

Lane, I am sure that you are probably correct about the Springs. I don't have that guitar anymore, I only posted it the photo's to show some of the variations in construction. Hope your project is coming along well. Here are a few more projects that I have sitting on the shelf now.

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