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I'm refinishing a les paul that has been previously finished with wipe on poly ,It's sanded back to the wood now So do I need to use grain filler even though the pores were previously filled ? thanks........................ awaiting a responce

it will take a decade . its more of a clear transparent than poly i built several guitars in the last 2 years a couple necks nitro finish & 2 with poly the 2 poly necks are naturally yellower than the nitro neck & after 2 years the nitro is not changed

after all that your addicted I'm going to PWA 3 times a week "PICKUP WINDERS ANONYMOUS"

The answer to that is pretty sad really, when you divide the dollars by hours.... In this case though, its not about time or dollars. Its just about having an idea, and trying it out to see if it works. Hell, I hardly ever use rasps anyway. I use chisels and palm gouges where most would use a rasp. On the other hand those Shinto rasps are pretty sweet. I'm pretty sure I'll have one before long....for those times I do use them . SR when you get it done post some pics thats a great ideal

Sorry if I sounded like I tried to lecture you, that was not my intention. I have a tendency to not being able to stop myself sometimes... you are a real asset here SwedishLuthier i love building guitars but this year im too busy building pickups , any time you can put me in my place haha cheers man

No, there are several versions, including some for the cheaper Fender or Squire models, that have a molded plastic bobbin, pretty much like a HB bobbin, but of cause differently shaped. Can't find a good pic of one right now... The thing with those pickups are that the plastic surrounding the magnets add to the thickness of the pickup, altering the sound. If thats a good or bad thing, wel I leave that up to you. With this type of bobbins it is possible to push a magnet up or down for sure. Please make sure that you have a plastic bobbin before attempting to push the magnet up or down. Look for the mold line across the top of the bobbin. However these cheep pickups are often not equipped with magnet pole pieces. They have steel poles and a ceramic bar magnet underneath. And then its not possible to push the magnets up or down. On the other hand it is much easier to push a steel rod out and grind it ti the desired length. But in the end a Texas Special is not made with a plastic bobbin. Its a bit tricky. Copy the "direct link" that is visible directly beneath the specific picture in the album mode (or whatever that is called) from Photobucket and paste that into the pop up, erasing the "HTTP//" thingy that is present when the pop up appears. heres a a ling to ebay its a US tele just look at the 2 pictures http://cgi.ebay.com/Telecaster-American-Br...=item415150a1b0 a couple years ago i built some strat pickups with stew mac flatwork and magnets the old vintage the magnets which they have a odd size & the 4 inner magnets were a little loose i did not superglue them in the assembly of the bobbin & you could move the magnets up or down without causing a short , i dont recemed trying this anytime sorry if i sounded like a nooby ...."i dont think all tele pickups have a metal baseplate" im not new to pickup winding

sorry i didnt read down far enough texas specials got it

i dont think all tele pickups have a metal baseplate this is a pic of a US standard tele pickup which which has a plastic bobbin & no baseplate . i cant add a picture this wont allow a link from photobucket

try an alnico 8 you will get a brightar sound but not loose ay bass or a a4 http://stores.ebay.com/Addiction-FX-Guitar-and-Sound dennis is a great guy to deal with

i have heard both have been mismatched i would overwind the screw side as the slug side it more magnetic .i know some boutique winders that mismatch as much as 300 turns

there is no one place to get perfect humbucker parts. stewmac parts are a little costly but you can make a ok sounding humbucker from there kit . now mojo sells kits aswell .stew mac screws sound pretty good ,and there keepers are ok . mojo has more variety and cheaper as for wire poly & plain enamel do have allot of similarities in sound i have made some great sounding pickups and i will continue to use poly . plain enamel is double the price as well if your new to winding i would not be messing with PE wire practice with solderon poly wire

rosewood body would be very costly i heard those rosewood teles are very bright sounding . but we need to know what kind of music do you play ,what kind of a guitar you want to build .there is allot of good sounding wood thats pretty cheap. i would try any of the softer hardwoods poplar, alder,basswood ,mahogany ,,,,,,,.....swamp-ash or any local wood

you could use bondo or wood filler i have used both with no problems

id clamp it overnight at lease

use a steam iron ,steam both sides and keep steaming after a while it will become flexable you should be able to push it flat the clamp it between two straight boards or on a table or something