ShoBud 6139 upgrade options

[John Laidler]

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum, from Sydney, Australia.

I have a ShoBud 6139 from December 1975. It has, I believe, the "Super Pro Undercarriage", i.e. NOT racks, and with nylon tuners. Three pedals, but only one knee lever. I would like to add more (probably 3) knee levers.

Some posts here suggest it is a possible DIY job, if parts can be found.

I am not aware of any PSG mechanics here in Sydney. Does anyone know of any in Australia?

I welcome any suggestions on how best to proceed.

Thanks,

John

[Dave Grafe]

Photos of the undercarriage would be the first step

[John Laidler]

Thanks.

[Dave Grafe]

Excellent this, you should be able to find everything thing you need here on the forum. I will dig into my parts bin for stuff you can use, I believe I have a cross-shaft and maybe a couple of bellcranks at least.

[Jerry Malvern]

Isn't Lucky Oceans down that way?

[John Laidler]

Thanks Dave! You reckon I can tackle this myself?

Jerry, Lucky lives on the west coast, I'm on the east: 2000 miles of desert in between .

[Dave Grafe]

Provided you can find the necessary parts. Ricky Davis and/or Bob Muller may be able to help.

[Dave Campbell]

i had good success working with a local machinist in making parts for my sho bud.

[Donny Hinson]

John, go the top of the page and click on “Members”, and then type in “Australia” where it says “Country”. The forum shows LOTS of members in New South Wales, and I’m sure that one of them that may be nearby can help you. Adding the right parts is easy, and even adding generic parts (that will get the job done) ain’t too hard.

[Andy DePaule]

I was going to add a link to Michael at Wild Horse, But his site is down.
Anyone know if he's still in business?

If it's just 2000 miles of desert grab a thermos of ice water and drop in on Lucky to surprise him!

My wife and I are planning a trip down under early next year to visit my cousin in Sydney and her niece in Melborne. Will be our first time there.``
We'll fly in from Saigon.