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Tym '64 Wosrite pickups

Back in the olden days when I made Wosrites my ultimate goal was to try and inhabit and understand what it was Semie Moseley was trying to do. Semie is...

Harmony gold foil rewind

I've rewound a few of these but always forgotten to take pics (which is common for me) of the process and I like pics in my blogs so this time...

Making an air coil for an old Hoyer/Framus

Anyone who frequents my blogs knows I make and rewind pickups but this one was kinda special, in that I haven't made an air coil before although I have wanted...

A floating pickup for an old Maton Alver

This was a fun little project. Repairing, building and setting up guitars is A LOT of fun and after doing it for over a quarter of a century I still...

1978 Maxon Excel pickup rewind

I don't usually rewind "common" pickups like Strats and Teles as there's an absolute endless choice of great original and reproductions out there but when it comes to vintage Japanese...

Maxon WRHB rewind

I've rewound a few of these old Maxon WRHBs over the years and I do have pics of the other rewinds somewhere but this was the latest one I did...