Help identify this steel guitar
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Gary Jarvis
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Help identify this steel guitar
Can anyone help me ID this guitar for sale near me?
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Richard Sinkler
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Re: Help identify this steel guitar
Can you get some shots of the front and keyhead end? More shots, the better.
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Gary Jarvis
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Re: Help identify this steel guitar
This is the only other picture the seller has sent to me.
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Bobby D. Jones
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Re: Help identify this steel guitar
From the pictures, Looks like someone used a Sho-Bud Perm. or Finger Tip guitar, As a model. Guitar may date to early 1970's
The changer fingers look like they are pull and release.
The long bottom screws may be used to tune the raise notes. If they slide in and out of the body when pedals are pushed down. And the top screws with springs on changer would tune lowers. Would make it a finger tip type changer. The triangles/ single trees in the pull chain make it about 1970 era also.
The nut rollers, Where the strings go into the key head look small, Like they used the brass balls off strings for rollers. Brass string balls were used for rollers, On late 1960's early 1970's Sho-Bud guitars.
The screws shown in the pads of the pedals sort of say home made. About all old 1970's factory pedals were cast in 1 piece of aluminum.
Another thing that is very interesting is 2 output jacks. It looks like the pickup is made in 2 sections, May be if you plug into 1 jack would be 1 section of pickup. Plug into the other output jack, Both sections would give a different tone.
Need someone who plays and works on steels, To go with you and, Take a serious look at the steel.
Walk softly, Or you may fall, Into the Steel Guitar Rabbit Hole.
Good Luck & Happy Steelin.
The changer fingers look like they are pull and release.
The long bottom screws may be used to tune the raise notes. If they slide in and out of the body when pedals are pushed down. And the top screws with springs on changer would tune lowers. Would make it a finger tip type changer. The triangles/ single trees in the pull chain make it about 1970 era also.
The nut rollers, Where the strings go into the key head look small, Like they used the brass balls off strings for rollers. Brass string balls were used for rollers, On late 1960's early 1970's Sho-Bud guitars.
The screws shown in the pads of the pedals sort of say home made. About all old 1970's factory pedals were cast in 1 piece of aluminum.
Another thing that is very interesting is 2 output jacks. It looks like the pickup is made in 2 sections, May be if you plug into 1 jack would be 1 section of pickup. Plug into the other output jack, Both sections would give a different tone.
Need someone who plays and works on steels, To go with you and, Take a serious look at the steel.
Walk softly, Or you may fall, Into the Steel Guitar Rabbit Hole.
Good Luck & Happy Steelin.