Info on Fender Princeton Steel

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 27 Oct 2005 2:19 pm

Here's my find of the day

I just picked it up this morning and am wondering about the date.
The guy said 1946. The serial # is A646
Any ideas?
I haven't opended it up yet to check the pot....
Edited to add:
I just opened it up and there is no info on the pot that I can see, so no date there....
Jody, Knight of Tweed, any idea of the year?

Thanks any and all
Jay
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John Dahms · Post by **John Dahms** » 27 Oct 2005 2:34 pm

I have owned a number of early Princetons. Your picture is not available to view but a fair guess by the serial # is that it would be a 1947.

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 27 Oct 2005 2:43 pm

Jay
I would have to go along with John's post.

Now you have two friends from Pennsylvania

1947 YES

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 27 Oct 2005 3:34 pm

Thanks guys!

I've begun the cleaning process....
The thing is pretty dirty, it still had FLATwound strings on it!
The guy said his grandparents bought it new while they lived in Hawaii, it's been sitting in a closet for quite awhile.
The insulator that goes between the bobbin and the strings has collapsed on itself, is it just a matter of gluing it back flush against the bobbin? If I restring it as it is, I know I'll get a buzz from it hitting the strings....
Jay

Gary Boyett · Post by **Gary Boyett** » 27 Oct 2005 6:14 pm

had a pup so that once and Jerry Wallace fixed perfectly. You can find his site in the links section.

Great find!

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John Dahms · Post by **John Dahms** » 27 Oct 2005 6:25 pm

If the pickup still works and the bobbin has collapsed in the center you could fashion a shim to brace it up inside as long as you can position it so as not to interfere with the strings. As I remember I have seen some K & Fs with a "center post" like that in stock form.
Some years back I had Lindy Fralin rewind a couple of collapsed boxcar pickups that had died. Good luck.

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 27 Oct 2005 6:33 pm

I'm hoping it's not that serious.
The cable coming out of the body is cracked through, so I have to re-establish that connection, and while I'm at it I'll check the windings on the p'up to make sure it's not open or shorted. Anybody know what the range is for the pickup's DC resistance?
I will not be able to get back to it until the weekend....
Thanks to all and I'll post my results as I get them
Jay

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 13 Jul 2015 2:14 pm

Man does time fly!
I can't believe it's been almost 10 years since I picked this thing up....
Still haven't got around to getting the pickup rewound....any suggestions?
I was wanting Jason Lollar to do it, but on his website he says no more rewinds

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 13 Jul 2015 2:35 pm

Jay, you still might check with Jason. I believe he still does some of the older historic / vintage rewinds, just not your everyday run of the mill humbuckers and such.

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 13 Jul 2015 2:45 pm

Thanks Tom, I appreciate it.

Greg Moynihan · Post by **Greg Moynihan** » 14 Jul 2015 5:14 am

I had my 50's Supro pickup completely repaired by Tom Brantley last summer. It needed the magnets recharged and both coils rewound, which is a delicate operation because the design is, to be blunt, cheap. For example, the bobbin is made out of paper. Anyway, the rebuilt pickup works great now, I'll say he does excellent work. You can find him at http://www.rewindpickup.com