****Rare Sho~Bud Fingertip D10****
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:41 pmI have been approached by an elderly gent in Portsmouth who has this guitar for sale. He bought it some 40 years ago, and after trying to learn to play it, put it back in its case and put it in his mother's attic. Not the best place to store a pedal steel, as the extreme temperatures up there are detrimental to any musical instrument. He contacted me to give an appraisal on its value. I told him that the guitar is rare, but needs a strip down and a full refurb. The guitar is from the 1960's and it is an 8 + 4 model. I haven't got the serial number unfortunately. I can say that Bobbe Seymour in Nashville was always on the lookout for these guitars as they are tone machines. Lloyd Green used a Fingertip Sho~Bud on his earlier recordings.
The bad bits: There are many bar dings on the top of the cabinet.
Pedal 5 has a nipple from a carburettor on it which is bigger than the standard size on pedals from that era. Hence the pedal rod connector won't fit the nipple. The pedal rod for pedal 5 is still in the guitar's case.
The nut rollers are seized and need taking off and lubricating.
The changer fingers and the fingertip tuners need removing, polishing and lubrication.
The levers need to have stops installed.
Really, it's a complete strip down, repaint and re-lacquer of the body and all of the bright work needs a thorough polish. The decals need to be replaced as they were damaged by the heat in the attic. It is a Sho~Bud Madison decal on the left of the cabinet and an unknown decal to go on the right side. Jeff Surratt from Nashville may keep them in stock. The strings on both neck are rusty as hell and need replacing.
I took some photos of the guitar at the owner's flat, and they are laid out below. Anyone interested in the guitar should contact the owner by phone (please PM me for the owner's name and phone number). He wants £1000 for the guitar as it currently stands.
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Please note - more photos to follow.
The bad bits: There are many bar dings on the top of the cabinet.
Pedal 5 has a nipple from a carburettor on it which is bigger than the standard size on pedals from that era. Hence the pedal rod connector won't fit the nipple. The pedal rod for pedal 5 is still in the guitar's case.
The nut rollers are seized and need taking off and lubricating.
The changer fingers and the fingertip tuners need removing, polishing and lubrication.
The levers need to have stops installed.
Really, it's a complete strip down, repaint and re-lacquer of the body and all of the bright work needs a thorough polish. The decals need to be replaced as they were damaged by the heat in the attic. It is a Sho~Bud Madison decal on the left of the cabinet and an unknown decal to go on the right side. Jeff Surratt from Nashville may keep them in stock. The strings on both neck are rusty as hell and need replacing.
I took some photos of the guitar at the owner's flat, and they are laid out below. Anyone interested in the guitar should contact the owner by phone (please PM me for the owner's name and phone number). He wants £1000 for the guitar as it currently stands.
Please note - more photos to follow.
