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I wasn't being clear about what your C pedal was doing. It shouldn't raise string 8 as I think you had in your drawing. It should raise string 4.....and string 5 if you can do it.

Suggestions:

You might need a support on cross shafts in the middle of the guitar. Sometimes that rod can flex enough to cause some troubles.

It looks like you got rid of your earlier reversing ...

Jim,

Since you mentioned machining parts I'll post some photos of types of parts. I would really suggest making a whole plan now so that you don't have to move things later as I did. Choose a set u ...

Jim,

If you think your rods aren’t long enough try this: those nuts on the treaded rods behind the finger might be screwed in too far. Do as Bobby suggested and step on the pedal and tune the rai ...

Tech tip here: As Dave mentions cleaning. The easiest way to clean the fingers is to remove the strings, unscrew the philips head screws holding down the parts holding the fingers and rod to the top o ...

Abe,

That is so cool that Shot has those pickups. I've never seen them before on any other guitar. Have You?

Jim, in case you didn't know, Shot Jackson is the original ShoBud owner. "Sho&qu ...

Jim,
Measure the ohms of a pickup. Originals would be around 14Kish or lower. If yours are in the 20K range they will have a very different sound. Also the bright sound, might be odd to you if you ar ...

Glad I could help. An audio clip or an opinion on the pickups would be interesting. I believe the idea is that the two single coil pickups on each neck work as a noise cancelling thing sort of like a ...

One last, I can't see what fingers your rods for A B and C go to. ABC is most likely but some people use the "Day" set up which is CBA. Follow the copedant site I gave and follow the rods to ...

copedant basics

https://steelguitaracademy.com/instruction/tuning/copedentexplained.shtml

It looks like right knee right raises 2nd string. Left knee right lowers the lower E? It's kind of hard to tell from the picture because the knee levers are down and blocking the view and there are al ...

"Yes, the tone from those guitars back then were amazing! So were the players, none of them beginners by any stretch!" You are right, they started on something worse and everyone else starte ...

If that guitar was SO great how come he didn't keep playing it? Rolling Eyes

Because rollers, knees and other new changes can help. How many times can I say that those types of things can be nice a ...

Most likely a waste of time to discuss this anymore but the comments from people without these guitars just seems odd to me. One throws a guitar in the trash and is kind of proud of it? Comments about ...

Ken,

I agree that a near perfect guitar would be nice.

I have a sho bud like his and other pull release guitars. I'm suggesting that getting the A and B pedals working is almost fool proof and ...

Erv,

I am not suggesting that he gets another guitar.

A question is, does it "need" to be restored for this person at this time.

I myself have gone down the road of spending too much time working under the guitar when that time would have ...

I had a guitar of that same vintage painted that color over the original finish. It came from the mid-west. It was a lot of work to remove because of how much paint was used. Looking back, it might ha ...

My fingers weren’t as smooth between fingers as they could have been. I sanded them down with 1000 grit and used smallest spacer possible and tri-flow. The fingers now move freely. It only seems to ...

A couple more of an older one:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/4282_T10_front_cornerjpg_1.jpg

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/4282_T10_top_from_back_1.jpg

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Rick, are your changer fingers brass? The color looks strange.

I think this is the oldest Miller I have seen. The E9 is on the back neck and there is no A pedal rod on the 10th string. The fret boa ...

I have a tapered bar from Basil. My hand just feels less strained using a tapered bar. I didn't expect that. I assume there is something about how you hold it that is just easier on the hand.

I've had my RI 59 Tweed Bassman since 96' and it's a 1992. I never had any issues and I dragged it around a lot. I still think of it as my most reliable amp but it is time to replace power supply capa ...

I couldnâ€™t find a schematic for a triple neck. It should be similar to a t8 bigsby except I have individual toggle switches to turn each neck on and off. No coil taps, one volume and one tone p ...

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Topic: Miller Custom
Steve Waltz Replies: 37 Views: 16922	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Dec 2022 2:43 pm Subject: Miller Custom
Steve Waltz Replies: 37 Views: 16922	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/4282_E016656110334319BDB1CD0D7AA5823D_1.jpg Let me know what info you need and I’ll try to help
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Sep 2022 1:41 pm Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	I wasn't being clear about what your C pedal was doing. It shouldn't raise string 8 as I think you had in your drawing. It should raise string 4.....and string 5 if you can do it.
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Sep 2022 11:37 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Suggestions: You might need a support on cross shafts in the middle of the guitar. Sometimes that rod can flex enough to cause some troubles. It looks like you got rid of your earlier reversing ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Aug 2022 10:06 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Jim, Since you mentioned machining parts I'll post some photos of types of parts. I would really suggest making a whole plan now so that you don't have to move things later as I did. Choose a set u ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jul 2022 10:42 pm Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Jim, If you think your rods aren’t long enough try this: those nuts on the treaded rods behind the finger might be screwed in too far. Do as Bobby suggested and step on the pedal and tune the rai ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Jul 2022 11:01 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Tech tip here: As Dave mentions cleaning. The easiest way to clean the fingers is to remove the strings, unscrew the philips head screws holding down the parts holding the fingers and rod to the top o ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2022 3:01 pm Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Abe, That is so cool that Shot has those pickups. I've never seen them before on any other guitar. Have You? Jim, in case you didn't know, Shot Jackson is the original ShoBud owner. "Sho&qu ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2022 11:13 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Jim, Measure the ohms of a pickup. Originals would be around 14Kish or lower. If yours are in the 20K range they will have a very different sound. Also the bright sound, might be odd to you if you ar ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2022 10:03 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Glad I could help. An audio clip or an opinion on the pickups would be interesting. I believe the idea is that the two single coil pickups on each neck work as a noise cancelling thing sort of like a ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2022 8:47 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	One last, I can't see what fingers your rods for A B and C go to. ABC is most likely but some people use the "Day" set up which is CBA. Follow the copedant site I gave and follow the rods to ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2022 8:44 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	copedant basics https://steelguitaracademy.com/instruction/tuning/copedentexplained.shtml
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2022 8:39 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	It looks like right knee right raises 2nd string. Left knee right lowers the lower E? It's kind of hard to tell from the picture because the knee levers are down and blocking the view and there are al ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Jul 2022 11:42 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	"Yes, the tone from those guitars back then were amazing! So were the players, none of them beginners by any stretch!" You are right, they started on something worse and everyone else starte ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Jul 2022 11:23 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	If that guitar was SO great how come he didn't keep playing it? Rolling Eyes Because rollers, knees and other new changes can help. How many times can I say that those types of things can be nice a ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Jul 2022 10:17 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Most likely a waste of time to discuss this anymore but the comments from people without these guitars just seems odd to me. One throws a guitar in the trash and is kind of proud of it? Comments about ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jul 2022 11:36 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Ken, I agree that a near perfect guitar would be nice. I have a sho bud like his and other pull release guitars. I'm suggesting that getting the A and B pedals working is almost fool proof and ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jul 2022 11:14 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Erv, I am not suggesting that he gets another guitar.
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jul 2022 10:43 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	A question is, does it "need" to be restored for this person at this time. I myself have gone down the road of spending too much time working under the guitar when that time would have ...
Topic: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jul 2022 9:58 am Subject: Old ShoBud D10 steel guitar info
Steve Waltz Replies: 84 Views: 13777	I had a guitar of that same vintage painted that color over the original finish. It came from the mid-west. It was a lot of work to remove because of how much paint was used. Looking back, it might ha ...
Topic: Sho Bud Permanent finger spacers
Steve Waltz Replies: 6 Views: 1155	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Feb 2022 10:01 pm Subject: Sho Bud Permanent finger spacers
Steve Waltz Replies: 6 Views: 1155	My fingers weren’t as smooth between fingers as they could have been. I sanded them down with 1000 grit and used smallest spacer possible and tri-flow. The fingers now move freely. It only seems to ...
Topic: When Did Roger Miller Start Making Pedal Steels?
Steve Waltz Replies: 15 Views: 5274	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Feb 2022 3:46 pm Subject: When Did Roger Miller Start Making Pedal Steels?
Steve Waltz Replies: 15 Views: 5274	A couple more of an older one: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/4282_T10_front_cornerjpg_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/4282_T10_top_from_back_1.jpg ht ...
Topic: When Did Roger Miller Start Making Pedal Steels?
Steve Waltz Replies: 15 Views: 5274	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Feb 2022 10:11 am Subject: When Did Roger Miller Start Making Pedal Steels?
Steve Waltz Replies: 15 Views: 5274	Rick, are your changer fingers brass? The color looks strange. I think this is the oldest Miller I have seen. The E9 is on the back neck and there is no A pedal rod on the 10th string. The fret boa ...
Topic: New tapered tonebar available
Steve Waltz Replies: 19 Views: 5722	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Aug 2021 4:19 pm Subject: New tapered tonebar available
Steve Waltz Replies: 19 Views: 5722	I have a tapered bar from Basil. My hand just feels less strained using a tapered bar. I didn't expect that. I assume there is something about how you hold it that is just easier on the hand.
Topic: Fender '68 Custom Pro Reverb
Steve Waltz Replies: 41 Views: 20801	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Jul 2021 9:09 am Subject: Fender '68 Custom Pro Reverb
Steve Waltz Replies: 41 Views: 20801	I've had my RI 59 Tweed Bassman since 96' and it's a 1992. I never had any issues and I dragged it around a lot. I still think of it as my most reliable amp but it is time to replace power supply capa ...
Topic: Triple neck pickup wiring
Steve Waltz Replies: 1 Views: 1192	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jun 2021 9:09 am Subject: Triple neck pickup wiring
Steve Waltz Replies: 1 Views: 1192	I couldnâ€™t find a schematic for a triple neck. It should be similar to a t8 bigsby except I have individual toggle switches to turn each neck on and off. No coil taps, one volume and one tone p ...