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Since I haven't found any answers by searching: Could I produce a polished finish like the Lap Steel by using a varithane finish? I have plenty of sanding supplies, and a $20 budget right now. I have some varithane staining oil, but don't want to use a clear coat on it for lack of proper tools.

Interesting tip on the adhesive copper foil. I will definitely do that when I rebuild it. I guess I just worry about the quality of the existing wiring job, everything seems to work, but I alway like to improve something if I'm going to take the time to re-finish it. I'm just not familiar with instrument wiring. There seem to be connections using (2) 14ga. wires where I would think 1 is sufficient. The picture of the wiring kind of says it all, looks like a rat's nest to me. I would like to clean up the wiring where possible since I'm going to re-route the bay, whoever worked on this before me used a 1/2" drill bit and a power drill to hollow it out, then scabbed an ill-fitting piece of acrylic onto it. Thanks for the quick and helpful response by the way.

It appears to be a modified ST3, although without any Serial# I can't verify this. Still I am unable to find the diagram for an ST3.

Greetings fellow instrument builders, this is my first post in this forum although I've been using it as a reference for quite some time. I finally have a project that has me completely without answers. I've had this BC Rich NJ series (supposedly) for many years but never really played it because I get a 60hz whine in the background. Now I would like to repaint it so it will at least look pretty as it hangs on the wall, but painting will require removal of the electronics. The wiring diagrams for the NJ series show no options for the setup that I have (making me think that it is not an NJ body) but it has the "Kahler flyer" bridge and other NJ characteristics. I can provide pictures, but I guess I'm just trying to find out how to wire it properly. The more I research this, the less sure I am that it is an actual NJ, there are no serial#s, only BC Rich and NJ Series painted on the head. Pickups are (from bridge) HB-SC-SC and it has a 3-way toggle and 2 2-way toggles. The only diagrams I can find show a 5-way toggle. Help? Pictures: Body and neck wiring bayLet me know if the links don't work.