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New neck for a Hopf

This old Hopf guitar came in recently with some issues that the original design and construction made hard to fix. Not impossible, but difficult at a price point to make...

Tym Mosrite MK II/V P-90 pickups

This is probably my last project for 2021 and it's been something I've wanted to make for quite a while.  After finally finishing my Wosrite '64 pickups recently I decided I...

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...

1973 Gibson EB bass bridge

Well, this was an interesting one but something I actually love doing as long as no-one is in a hurry, which this customer wasn't. He actually dropped it into my...

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...