Now Finished Sho-Bud S 10 Perm.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 17 Feb 2016 4:48 pm

Here are some photos of a guitar that I am restoring now. It is a S-10 perm seems to have a very nice cabinet.

I will do more photos when it's finished.

Eric Dahlhoff · Post by **Eric Dahlhoff** » 17 Feb 2016 5:35 pm

Did you refinish it or was it just that beautiful when you got it?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 17 Feb 2016 6:50 pm

Amazing

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 17 Feb 2016 9:32 pm

i remember some old pics of shot playing one designed like this.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 17 Feb 2016 9:45 pm

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 17 Feb 2016 11:06 pm

Betcha that's the same gtr...very cool.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 17 Feb 2016 11:33 pm

The guitar in the photo is the one that I am restoring. The finish was in bad shape so I had it refinished, and the logo and card shapes were inlayed. I plan to clean up the original undercarriage and put it back as original as I can. The pedals were relocated, but I will put them back to original locations and plug the extra holes.

The front and ends are made of black ebony wood.

Chris Sattler · Post by **Chris Sattler** » 18 Feb 2016 1:13 pm

That is a beautiful looking cabinet right there.

When you say ebony, Bob, is that a veneer?

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 18 Feb 2016 2:07 pm

Maybe I'm being sacrilegious, but it's such a cool gtr...have you considered putting a modern changer/undercarriage on it?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 18 Feb 2016 2:39 pm

No. Pull-release has TONE. Make it do the modern changes, sure, but keep the changer.
If you want an all-pull Bud, they're legion.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 18 Feb 2016 3:03 pm

skip...i hear ya! that could make an ultra cool hot rod with a real mechanism. i would imagine it could still sound great. it's already been refinished. imagine what show pro might do to it mechanically.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 18 Feb 2016 4:09 pm

Chris Sattler wrote:That is a beautiful looking cabinet right there.

When you say ebony, Bob, is that a veneer?

The cabinet is made of all solid woods 3/4 thick, it looks way better than the photos show. The only veneer is the inlay's, except for the logo which is MOP.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 18 Feb 2016 4:24 pm

Skip Edwards wrote:Maybe I'm being sacrilegious, but it's such a cool gtr...have you considered putting a modern changer/undercarriage on it?

I am sure that would play better, but this is a special built guitar played by Shot Jackson, the only other one close to it was a 16 string made for Buddy Charlton. These two guitars were built by David Jackson about the same time, I'm not sure that I want to change it very much.

Chris Sattler · Post by **Chris Sattler** » 18 Feb 2016 5:00 pm

Bob Muller wrote:
Chris Sattler wrote:That is a beautiful looking cabinet right there.

When you say ebony, Bob, is that a veneer?
The cabinet is made of all solid woods 3/4 thick, it looks way better than the photos show. The only veneer is the inlay's, except for the logo which is MOP.

Wow. It is hard to get ebony these days in pieces like that. I rob old pianos of their black keys for it and can only use it for little things of course

Pat Chong · Post by **Pat Chong** » 18 Feb 2016 10:06 pm

I have always liked inlay in the body and neck. Nice looking guitar!

.............Pat

William Liemandt · Post by **William Liemandt** » 19 Feb 2016 11:49 am

Seriously gorgeous wood. Front and back decks too. Love it!

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 19 Feb 2016 2:36 pm

what a beauty.... you are doing a great job my friend... no modern crap on it, just put it back as original as possible, if anyone wants a modern mechanism they can go buy a new guitar, plenty of those out there

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 19 Feb 2016 3:38 pm

Wow Bob. This is a stunner! Where do you find these guitars?
Call James and tell him about it! He and I have talked about never seeing an S-10 Perm. He'd enjoy talking to you!
I'm very jealous!
JB

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 19 Feb 2016 3:57 pm

Yeah, I think you guys are right about keeping it original. I like the symmetrical gumbys.
Really cool...

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 19 Feb 2016 4:33 pm

Ducktail changer! My favorite. Kind of mirrors the gumby keyhead, to suggest an S, for Shobud!

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 19 Feb 2016 5:28 pm

I saw Shot play that guitar on the Opry when I was a kid.

Bob Muller · Post by **Bob Muller** » 20 Feb 2016 9:09 pm

Johnny Cox wrote:I saw Shot play that guitar on the Opry when I was a kid.

Wish I could have seen that, It would be nice to know where some of these old guitars have been.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 25 Feb 2016 6:26 am

Wow! A gumby with a pokey

That's a gorgeous cabinet.

Justin Griffith · Post by **Justin Griffith** » 25 Feb 2016 7:09 am

Lane Gray wrote:No. Pull-release has TONE. Make it do the modern changes, sure, but keep the changer.
If you want an all-pull Bud, they're legion.

Please. There isn't another steel guitar anywhere that sounds as good as a good Perm.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 25 Feb 2016 7:30 am

Bob,
I thought Buddy was making the cabinets back then?
JB