75 Sho Bud restoration

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Tony Prior
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Post by Tony Prior »

Big day today, lots of progress.

Finished the C6th Changer
Cleaned and clear coated the body
Reinstalled both wood necks
Reinstalled both changers and all springs

still up:

clean and reinstall both fret-boards
reinstall both key heads
semi polish both aluminum ends
clean ,inspect ,semi polish pedal rack

then:

strings and setup

Soon grasshopper !




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Tony, you're doing great work. Following this with interest, and can't wait to learn how it plays when you're done.
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thx DAN ! I'm gettin' stoked as well now that the end is in sight ! Couple of days is what I am thinking now.

I'm expecting it to be pretty darn nice , these 2 up / 1 down / 2 hole puller guitars are all pretty consistent . The last one I did was a Pro III, same vintage , it had a sweet spot up around the 10th fret that just jumped out. The WOW factor caught me by surprise on that guitar.

I'll run a track and post it when all is done
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Continuing progress, this morning.

Key Heads and Fret Boards installed.

After all this time , not one screw left over !

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Great job Tony!
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I put a lite polish on the end caps, not too much as I don't want them to shine like new. Legs are going on this afternoon as well as the pedal rack clean , inspect , lube and slight polish.

then rods

then strings
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well the day has arrived, today is the day. This morning I lightly polished the pedal bar, the pedal rods and the rod connectors. I also took all the pull rods, removed the nylon hex nuts, cleaned them and wire brushed the pull rod threads. 25 rods ! Overkill ? probably...

Reinstalling the pull rods, the pedal rack and pedal rods then strings tuning and setup.


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Looking forward to seeing it Tony...Carl
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well, I'm in the E9th setup mode, a quick and dirty tells me this may be the best Sho Bud , tone-wise , I have ever owned !

Major setup is required, each of the E9th pedal rods need to be shortened by 1/4 of an inch at least, the pedal stops need complete re-adjusting as well. There is some sort of a lift added to the legs for the pedal rack, thats coming off. Maybe the previous owner was taller than me, no surprise there


I moved the E lowers from RKL to LKR, a hard stop is missing on LKR, I did purchase two different stops from Michael Yahl so there is no issue there. The Steel has no 2nd string half stop so it will be a full tone 2nd string lower. Everything is functioning just fine, as expected.

Initial test playing has me convinced this will be a great Steel, tone-wise its killer ! Tomorrow will complete the E9th set-up. :D
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OH ya gotta put Michael's Half stop on there bro.....I've probably done close to a dozen of his...and LOVE IT.
https://www.psgparts.com/1-2-Stop-Assembly-107-060.htm
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Ricky Davis wrote:OH ya gotta put Michael's Half stop on there bro.....I've probably done close to a dozen of his...and LOVE IT.
https://www.psgparts.com/1-2-Stop-Assembly-107-060.htm
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well ok ! Will do ! :lol:
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I've been playing the guitar now on and off for a few hours , both E9th and C6th. There are still some setup issues that I want to address. A few stops need to be re-adjusted , again. Plus I need to add the 2nd string raise E9th, 9th string lower E9th and the 3rd string lower on C6th as the rods are missing, as in , NOT HERE and never were ! These 3 changes are a Monday morning project as I need to fabricate all 3 rods .

I borrowed the C6th 4th Pedal string 8 bell crank and moved it over to the E9th 2nd string raise on RKL, along with the 1st string raise.

Its a very bright Steel , nice action, like an old Sho Bud ! This week I'll run a track once set-up and additional changes are complete. Overall, very pleased, I'm definitely addicted to its tone !

This baby has come a long way over the past 45 years, no reason for it to not go another 45 !

Hours invested, I woulds say +/- 30 with a few still to
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Post by Carl Williams »

She’s fine looking Tony...a job/labor of love done very well, thank you! Yes, a few notes/chords for a listen would be great. Congrats...Carl
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July 12, 2020, I have decided to leave the Steel configuration as it was from the Factory. I have also decided to offer the Steel for Sale as I have my eyes set on yet another ! Currently listed in the Forum For Sale section.
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Post by Johnie King »

Tony that’s a excellent Sho Bud restoration congratulations. I love the scotch bright finish
That finish 0n aluminum parts looks like the new $10,000 dollar SIERRA STEELS finish.

LABOR of love is a understatement! But the satisfaction of knowing you brought back this instrument to be enjoyed by you or the next owner is good karma for the soul!
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Post by Tom Wroblewski »

KUDOS ON THE JOB YOU'VE DONE....I have aquired an ldg with checking on the finish like I notice on your project...cracks all over, not really noticeable unless you hit it with a light from the side..I can try to upload a pic,..but I think you get the idea...my first PSG and I polished all the metal,..and finally got everything set up with help from the forum..but I would like to do something about the finish,..the green is still bright and not faded...any tips for a solution??Im assuming the finish is original,but can I be sure its laquer?...I tried laquer thinner with a rag on an inconspicuous place, but it didn't seem to affect it?
..I am very grateful for the forum...for rookies, it's the best!!!
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