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John Coop
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my new "double ball bearing" finger assemblies...my new Permanent changer assembly...my new Permanent / Fingertip keyhead...these will also be avaible in 8 string models...now you have a ball bearing for the raise as well as the lower...this thing works effortlessly...also available in tripple raise / tripple lower configuration for U-12 setups...Coop
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John Coop
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My New "Double Ball Bearing" Changer Fingers

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except for the aluminum finger top...the rest of the finger assembly is made of high tensil strength stsinless steel...the keyheads will also be offered in the 18:1 chrome Grover "Rotomatics"...standard are the 18:1 Grover "butterbean" Statite Tuners...while I was off work going through these cancer treatments and not having the strength to do any work. I kept my mind active planning these new things which also helped me not to be soooooooo depressed...I am happy to report that they got all of the cancer and now we are in the recovery mode getting my strength built back up...it takes such a long time after all of that chemo and radiation...I am sooooooooooo thankful to my GOD and the Doctors and Nurses...I could not have had a better staff caring for ne even if I had been at the Mayo Clinic...thank you for all of your prayers and support during this very difficult time in my life.......Coop
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Re: My New "Double Ball Bearing" Changer Fingers

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John....so glad about the health news..I guess I must have missed a thread somewhere along the line. I've e'mailed you. Take care and be positive.

Micky Byrne U.K.
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Glad to see you back among us John :D
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Mr.Coop,I don't own a Sho-Bud I'm just very happy that you are getting better,and it's great to have you back with us! :D
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May you have many healthy years of parts manufacturing!!
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Post by Paul Frank Bloomfield »

Hallo John from a rather wet and windy Corfu,Greece !
I ,like Micky ,did'nt catch your previous thread
regarding your health but am glad that your on the
mend, Only today a close ex-pat friend of ours here succumbed to cancer in both lungs, he was 38 years
old.
All the best,keep well.
Frank. Corfu
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Awesome

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John,
I'm so glad you are improving and it's good to see you can't get a Tennessee Boy down.......

Dan
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John, Keep on recovering :) James and Tree
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Post by Leon Campbell »

Hey John, So good to hear about your cancer is gone, that is so good news. Wilcome back to the forum, I sure did miss you. Those fingers look very good.
Your doing a very good job as you always do.Your friend, Leon Campbell
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Glad to see you around, John.
Here's to ya...
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Good to see you are back in action again.Hope your new parts do well,keep up the good work!!
Bob
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^^^
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^^^
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Glad to see you back in action John!
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Post by Greg Gefell »

We missed you John! Glad to hear your health is improving.

Give me a call or email if you can - I'd like to discuss what's left to do on my steel.

Thanks, Greg
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Post by John Billings »

YeeHaw! A "Ducktail" changer! You're killin' me John! Great stuff!
Best,
John
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John coop is back.

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Hello John, good to see you back, eat healthy and exercise when you can and God will do the rest.
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Post by Larry Bell »

Good to see you back and kickin', Coop

Hang in there buddy.
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Larry Custer
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Post by Larry Custer »

John,You still have the D-12?
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Post by Gary Patterson »

John,

Your work appears to deserve the great reputation I've seen on this forum.

I wonder if those ball-bearing fingers would work with my guitar? It's a Miller Custom with a pull-release design. The inside distance between the "pillow blocks" is 3-20/64". The shaft appears to be 5/8".

In trying to add 3 KL's to the original 1, I've encountered some challenges in getting the raises and lowers to work correctly when applied to the same string. Maybe changing some or all of the fingers to your design would mitigate that problem.

Is it appropriate to ask how much you sell these for?

Thanks.
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Mine stick.
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