Sho-Bud Fingertip SD-10 Rebuild

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 14 Nov 2022 12:39 am

I am finally getting a chance to work on this Sho-Bud Fingertip. Going to build it as an SD-10 using most of the original Fingertip parts. This will have four knee levers, and three pedals. I am ready to install the rods and electrical wiring next. Not sure how long this well take me.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 14 Nov 2022 2:21 am

this is gonna be great … more pictures please

… I’ll be following this one

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 14 Nov 2022 5:19 am

Ooooh….ahhh! Shiny knee levers. Great work, as usual.

Brian McCulloch · Post by **Brian McCulloch** » 14 Nov 2022 6:55 pm

Cant wait to see what happens. Btw thank you for responding to my own fingertip posting and i will be in contact very soon. I am very excited to see what comes next!

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 15 Nov 2022 4:57 am

That's beautiful Bob

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 26 Nov 2022 4:04 pm

I have not had a lot of time to work on this project lately, but have made some progress.

Starting on some of the rodding

Here is a look at the top side

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 26 Nov 2022 4:59 pm

Aw..ya got me teary-eyed when I saw that "TrueTone" pickup from Jerry Wallace; I miss my longtime friend Jerry so much. We came up with the perfect winding for his pickup in a sho~bud; so does it say 17,500 ohms on the bottom....????
Bob the Fingertip is looking GREAT!!!... so now I'm curious; how do you tune the barrel
-tuners without reaching underneath?? (not that it's a big deal to reach; but just wondering what you are going to come up with that will freak me out and maybe have me start working on the fingertip again....ah...ha.....LOL
YOU'DA MAN!!!
Ricky

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 26 Nov 2022 5:16 pm

Ricky I had to think of you when I pulled this pickup out of the box. Does not have a coil tap, but I never used it anyway. The barrel tuners are tuned from the bottom, but when they are set I don't recall ever changing one. Here is a photo of the pickup for you.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 26 Nov 2022 7:37 pm

More Tears.... $:\$ after seeing that.
Actually Jerry HATED to make a coil tap pickup BTW; he would only do it when I had to talk him into it...ah..ha....but he always did a wonderful consistent job and every one he made.
But yes; after us trying 6 different ohms totals....
17,500 is IT !!!!!
And yeah thanks for the update on the barrels...I figured it would be too much a prob to have a rod turn it....but you are Soooooo right; Barrels are VERY stable when set.
Stay with it bro...you do MASTERFUL work my brother.
Ricky

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 27 Nov 2022 9:19 am

Yes Bob & Ricky, 17,500 ohms is it. I love it. I think I have brought three of these and the last one is in my Performance SD-10 guitar now. So Sorry that Jerry left us so soon. J.R. Rose

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 27 Nov 2022 9:22 am

And Bob, Good to see you doing something again with guitars. This one is a Beauty. Good Luck on getting it finished. J.R.

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 27 Nov 2022 11:06 pm

Another work of art by a master craftsman, Bob Muller.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 8 Dec 2022 7:44 pm

I have made some more progress on the Fingertip now. all of the undercarriage has been installed, the key head and changer casting is on, and I have a set of strings installed. Now I have to start tunning and adjusting to see how it will play. I still have to make an arm pad to cover the back neck.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 9 Dec 2022 3:54 pm

I am rethinking this project a bit, I may put the back neck on instead of a pad. I will set this up as a 6 string Dobro neck and use external electronics for sound effects. Here some photos of a mockup neck for the guitar. I will use an 8-string fretboard for this neck.

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Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 9 Dec 2022 4:03 pm

YOU GO Man!!! Cool idea bro.
Ricky

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 9 Dec 2022 4:16 pm

You go Bob!