Super Pro Era Fingers
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Super Pro Era Fingers
In Sho-Bud Super Pro type changers, are the fingers on a Pro III identical to those on the Super Pro and Pro II? I realize that there are different eras within the Super Pro period, with longer or shorter triangular extensions to the lowering plate that holds the return spring across all models. But that aside, are the fingers on the Pro III (or other models custom ordered with aluminum necks) unique, given the different mounting of the changer on aluminum neck guitars?
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Ian Worley
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Re: Super Pro Era Fingers
Yes, the late '70s Pro I / II / III and all of the short body (non-Gumby) Pro series all use the same fingers as the Super Pro. Pro III is the same
For posterity as you mentioned, the scissor design is a little different on the mid-'70s Pro I / II / III (1st pic right), the Super Pro style (1st pic left) has an offset on the lowering scissor to accommodate the shorter body. Pro III mount/tailpiece (2nd pic) is basically the same as the larger standard tailpiece on the wood neck guitars. Early '70s guitars (3rd pic) were a completely different design.
For posterity as you mentioned, the scissor design is a little different on the mid-'70s Pro I / II / III (1st pic right), the Super Pro style (1st pic left) has an offset on the lowering scissor to accommodate the shorter body. Pro III mount/tailpiece (2nd pic) is basically the same as the larger standard tailpiece on the wood neck guitars. Early '70s guitars (3rd pic) were a completely different design.
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