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Topic: Shot Sho Bud, need tips here. |
David Kellogg
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Tualatin, OR
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Posted 10 Jan 2010 9:55 am |
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Picked up this little S10 to find that someone tried to touch up the black finish by masking off the inlay and around the keyhead. They never sanded out any chips. The guitar was originally black as I can see inside the keyhead but it won't be when I'm done. It's a double upper and single lower, does anyone know if this is a older Pro 1 or just a S10? Serial number 8444 with a 1-A-2 stamped in the end plate. What should I use instead of a sander to remove the spray paint and original finish under that?
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Casey Lowmiller
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Kansas
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Posted 10 Jan 2010 1:38 pm
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Talk to James Morehead or perhap Ricky Davis. They are Sho-Bud experts...they can probably tell you all you need to know.
Casey
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David Kellogg
From:
Tualatin, OR
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Posted 10 Jan 2010 4:25 pm update
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| Well, I tore it completely down today and was using my glass beader to strip the underside which actually works quite well. It doesn't eat the wood. Anyway big surprise, the body is NOT birdseye maple. It may be maple or alder. Did they use the cheaper wood on the solid black guitars? I don't plan on staining it now so my plan now is to use an automotive finish on it. |
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Daniel J. Cormier
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Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 7:59 am
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David
Thats a Pro I . The earlier S-10 models had rack and barrel systems. This will make you a nice guitar once you finish her up. The wood should be maple just not birdseye or tiger strip.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 8:24 am
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From looking at the serial number thread, your guitar is probably from January or February of 1975. My late 74 has a round front, and wide pedals.
I used to know an old guy who played in the big bands in the late '30s and '40s. I got to play his beautiful old Gibson L-5. I noticed that the sides and back of his guitar were made of plain, straight-grained Maple. All the others that I'd seen had very highly figured Maple sides and backs. I asked him about that. He told me that he'd ordered it that way from Gibson, and that straight grains sounded better, were louder, and sustained longer. I wonder. He was a retired physicist. |
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David Kellogg
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Tualatin, OR
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 9:48 pm thanks Dan
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| Thanks Dan, yes as I sanded further I found it is all maple. I just may stain it after all. |
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