Mike DiAlesandro wrote:Lane, how do you remove the pickups on these permanents. The one I just received has similar pups, with screws through the top on each end. I have tried to loosen them but they seem to just spin, and when I turn them counter clockwise they actually tighten the pickup. I don't want to force anything, as the pickup sounds really good, but there is an intermittent issue if you move it slightly in its current position.
Thanks, Mike
Mike they look like the ones that were in my Fingertip. The have a pan underneath they are bolted to. Those bolts thru that pick up are connected to the windings and if you spin them too much you will break the windings. You almost have to take off the strings and the changer cover. Then undo the adjustment screws and the plate will come off. The ground wire is most likely soldered to one of the nuts on those bolts going thru the pick-up. Be careful heating up the nut. they will come off the plate if you take your time. I put newer Bud pick-ups in mine for a time and went with the springs and screw deal. If you should decide to change things out hang on to those mounting plates in case you ever want to go back to the original. By the way David Jackson rewound mine complete with the coil tap wire.
Thanks Craig, this sounds like the way to go. I appreciate it.
Lane, sorry to have hijacked your thread, good luck on your project.
OK, I want some help.
The pedal bar has some kind of coating/finish/something applied to it. It has yellowed and crazed, and I'm going to take it off and just use Mother's to polish it.
I don't know what this is, but it's not too hard, as my thumbnail can scratch it off. But that's impractical for a pedal bar. How do I remove this and get down to aluminum?
2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects
Hmmm! Take it outside and rub it down with Lacquer Thinner? Whatever you do, don't use anything with ammonia in it on aluminum. Never ever!
Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps
Gunged fingers
The reverser array was pretty cool. All C6th lowers are regular pulls, and there's a shaft just to the changer side of the 8th pedal with all bellcranks loose on the shaft. Pulls on the top turn into releases on the bottom
2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects
John Billings wrote:Hmmm! Take it outside and rub it down with Lacquer Thinner? Whatever you do, don't use anything with ammonia in it on aluminum. Never ever!
John, a combination of acetone and 0000 steel wool did the trick in about 45 minutes.
2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects
Lane, did the wool dull the shine,,,, if there was any shine to begin with?
Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps
There wasn't much shine, and wetwork with 0000 gives a pretty good gloss. Five minutes with Mother's (yeah, I know...) and it was almost like a professional shine.
2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects
John Billings wrote: Whatever you do, don't use anything with ammonia in it on aluminum. Never ever!
John, I'm glad you said that. I would be easy to make the mistake of trying some Windex (the real kind, WITH ammonia) to "clean up" the aluminum. It's good know that should be avoided. Forwarned is forearmed. Thanks!
