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The following pictures were taken at Fan Fare Nashville in 1973 by my dad (Fred Lawrence, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada). His comments are included.

ShoBud Pro Series Pedal Steel Guitar: this was the prototype of the ShoBud Pro series guitars, which I understand to be their first attempt at an All Pull Guitar.

Dwayne Marrs worked on the development . He told me (at the time) that they were trying to duplicate the MSA All Pull mechanics without infringing on the copyright

Picture #1 this is me (Fred Lawrence) trying out the during its development stage.

Picture #2 this is some kid(name unknown) how came in while I was there and Dwayne(standing next to the guitar) asked him to try out the guitar. He was quite a good player.

Pictures 3 & 4: This is Jim Webb trying some changes that Dwayne had just made and asked for his opinion.

ShoBud Pictures:

Picture # 1:



Picture 2:


Picture 4:

FanFare Pictures - 1973

Curly Chalker:



Julian Tharpe:



Cousin Jody:



Russ Hicks, Don Rich: (Hugh X Lewis Club - Printers Alley - 1973:



Ernest Tubb(Don Helms on Steel):



Lloyd Green:



Jeff Newman:



Hal Rugg:

Bob, looks like they've vanished.

Sorry, I can only put them up one at a time and it will take a while

Thanks for those pics, Bob. I especially like seeing your Dad, Freddie, because a year later I bought my first double 10 guitar from Fred as I toured the maritimes. Fred was also the spittin’ image of steeler Hal Walls whom I met years later. Apparently Freddie was mistaken for Hal by Curly Chalker and treated like an old friend. Hope Fred’s doing well.

Thanks for posting those picks from yesteryear.
Julian T. reminds me of that actor who played the villain in "No Country For Old Men".

Sho~Bud had an all pull guitar long before 1973.
Erv

Yup, the fingertip! That was around 1964, I believe, and everything after that was all-pull...if it was a pro model. They continued to use the pull/release system for all the student models, though, AFAIK.