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Jimmie Brown
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Fayetteville, NC, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 12:25 pm |
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You,re not going to believe this but i have a friend that has a Sho-Bud maverick with 5 knee levers, 1 is vertical,and 3 floor pedals and is in the process of adding a 4th floor pedal. He machined most of the parts used to do this and i saw on the forum a few days ago that a fellow was asking if it were possible to add a second knee lever. This thing is really a work of art. I wouldn't believe it if i had not seen it.........never say never ha.
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 12:57 pm
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Basically the conditions are that when you have a machine shop at your disposal, and you know how to run the stuff, you can make stuff that would be too costly to pay someone else to make...
I can make parts for my axes, but the cost and liability for doing it for someone else may make buying a different steel the less expensive choice for them to make.
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Mike Wheeler
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Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 2:49 pm
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How 'bout some pics of the underside?
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Gary Shepherd
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Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 3:16 pm
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I got my CNC mill set up and running correctly on my laptop. Now if I ever find time to use it, I'll be making some parts.
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Jimmie Brown
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Fayetteville, NC, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 4:14 pm Maverick on steroids
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Mike> I'll try to get a pic, and post it.
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Paul Redmond
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 11:16 pm
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I have a Maverick that I put 4 more KL's on in 1978. It has been stripped of its plastic covering and a George L's 12-string p/u has been fit into it. I opted for the 12-string p/u because I just had one, plus it has a different impedance that the 10-string. The guitar has my 'short Uni' tuning (B on 9th, G# on 10th). The pedals are standard (Emmons setup). I use the LKV to pull 4 to F# by itself. It can be done with some work. It's not an easy guitar to tune as half of the stuff has to be set from underneath, but it was the only steel I had at the time, so I went for it. It remains a dependable little job-ready guitar and I do occasionally play a gig with it for kicks. It's raise-predominant, so there are things I can do with it that I can't do with my others.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 19 Feb 2007 8:38 am An old saying...but a goodie!
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People who say something can't be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.  |
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Farris Currie
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Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Feb 2007 11:24 am
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You guys are tickling me!!!!!!!!!
I am 65 have a country machine shop,and 40yrs machinist exp.
I first learned on brown and sharp screw machines, and have owned a number 1 and a number 2 for several years myself.
each of you are right, i can build anything i want for myself.
but its just to expensive to set up and build for someone else.
i also own 2 old bridgeport vert. mills. but there is lots more
to it than just having the machinery!!!!!!!!!!!
6yrs ago i spent 5000.00 dollars on wood working machinery.
i bought a delta 18" planer. shaper 10 uni. saw ect.
the machinery is cheap, try buying the cutters and tooling.
I build my own cams ect for the automatic screw machs,
after all those yrs. I'VE just lost interest!!! LOTS of hours,and hard work toooooo.
its ok to set up for a few thousand pcs. but not a few.
Form tools are expensive and time consuming!!!
I'll stop, best to buy your steel and play!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 21 Feb 2007 9:15 am
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What Donny said!!!!
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2007 10:03 am
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Jimmie, did you ever get a pic of the undercarriage? I can post it for you, if you like.
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Jimmie Brown
From:
Fayetteville, NC, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2007 12:43 pm maverick
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Hi Mike, I did not get the pic, yet but i'll borrow my son,s digital and try to get a pic, and send to you to post. this week i hope.
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Dennis Schell
From:
Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
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Posted 24 Feb 2007 1:55 pm Re: Maverick on steroids
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| Jimmie Brown wrote: |
You,re not going to believe this but i have a friend that has a Sho-Bud maverick with 5 knee levers, 1 is vertical,and 3 floor pedals and is in the process of adding a 4th floor pedal. He machined most of the parts used to do this and i saw on the forum a few days ago that a fellow was asking if it were possible to add a second knee lever. This thing is really a work of art. I wouldn't believe it if i had not seen it.........never say never ha.
Jimmie |
My buddy Ray Morrison (who built my guitar) used to do a lot of this sort of thing in his shop. As was said in an earlier post, all that's needed is the right tools and know-how. (I'd say especially a milling machine..) I'll bet 75% of the work he did was pedal and lever modifications to customer's guitars. (The other 25% would be restorations, overhauls and building new guitars...)
FWIW,
Dennis
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Jimmie Brown
From:
Fayetteville, NC, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2007 5:19 pm maverick
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| Mike, pic's on the way |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2007 6:45 pm
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OK, here's a few pics of Jimmies Steroidal Maverick...nice job!
Where there's a will, there's a way!!
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Posted 25 Feb 2007 7:35 pm
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| hooley dooley !!!! |
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Dennis Schell
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Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
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Posted 25 Feb 2007 9:45 pm
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Fine looking guitar and workmanship!
Dennis
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 25 Feb 2007 10:21 pm
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Man! You should win an Oscar for that.
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
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Jimmie Brown
From:
Fayetteville, NC, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2007 4:37 pm Maverick on steroids pic's
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Hey, Mike thanks a bunch for posting the pic's they look great.
Anyone interested in buying the guitar,i think its for sale.
The owner is Jack Altizer and his e-mail adress is Jaltizer@nc.rr.com and his phone# is 910-323-5804
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Greg Gefell
From:
Upstate NY
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Posted 1 Mar 2007 1:22 pm
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I have an old maverick I got for $200 ten years ago. A few months after I got it, and outgrew the non-adjustable aircraft cable 3 and 1 setup, I sent it to a guy in Indiana, Ed Naylor maybe ??? , and he ripped out the entire undercarriage and put in a pull rod system making it a 3 and 4. Very inexpensive and its really not a bad guitar now. I hate the tuning machine assembly though - way too stiff, and its a complete pain changing strings the way they attach to the changer.
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