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Rickenbacker 620

I have a Rickenbacker 620 on my bench; I have repaired the neck pickup (it came loose, uninstalled) and I am stumped with where the wire should dip into the control cavity. There is no hole in the route for the magnets, I assume it runs under the floating pickguard, but I dont see any relief or path under the main control panel. This has the toaster style pickups and dates to the 50's. Thanks in advance.

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Schatten Automatic Winder Traverse

Has anyone used this? I bought one and my first P90 wind wasn't worth a sh#t! Uneven winds and the coil was way too loose. I have no trouble winding while feeding by hand except that it drives me crazy staring at the winder.

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I have it with use for my (I think) Model B Schatten winder and I've had no issues after setting it up. I find it a little annoying having to set it each time for usage but the tension was fine from…
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Definitive Collaborative List of All Things That Rattle

Hello looths worldwide ! I once heard on the Loothalong Grace talking (figuratively) about for a list of all the things thay may cause rattle in a guitar, and after fighting with a setup lately I'm in for starting this list, from the headstock down : - Old strings : replace the strings. - Loose tuners : tighten the ferrules, tighten the screws (on the buttons / on the axis). - Nut : create a funnel for the strings to ease the path to the t…

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I got the wrong idea about this forum. I thought we’d be talking about experiences that rattled us during our repair escapades! Since I’m way at the back of the pack, pretty much everything rattles me…