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Hey there,
I've got a pretty much destroyed pickguard with a great pickup with kind of rusty electronic parts (all of that was fully working a couple of years [ejem, or was it decades] ago).
Now I'd much like to restore all of it... But I'm not quite sure about how to go about it. I don't care much about the aesthetics but functsionality.
I suppose I could just get a new pickguard and transfer everything over. But what if I'd like to change the electronic parts too. There are no dates visible to known what is what... Are there any sketches of those parts for the RC1100 available? That original box it came with has been taken to parts a long time ago (and not by me...). Also some of the little screws have gone missing.
How would you suggest I'd go about this? Are you aware of an online order service that offers all the needed parts for making that operation a success?
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07-30-2021 06:39 AM
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If it were mine, I would just trash everything except the pickup, and use thumbwheels for the controls. You can get the Schatten wheels from several sources, and attach them under a new pickguard or even in the f hole of the guitar, with or without a pickguard. If you want the same form factor, you can get most or all of the components from Guitar Parts Factory. Pickguards can be purchased from many places - ebay, etsy, Reverb, Allparts, etc. That pickguard desperately needs to go.
Guitar Parts Factory - Guitar Parts
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Originally Posted by ctrlzjones
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
The thing is that I want/need to understand the logic of the electronics. That is why I was asking for a sketch. The volume and tone knob are easy, but there is one switch that makes it sound thinner or thicker... Also I guess I would need the numbers for those new parts and how to solder them.
So I'd appreciate a little more details for that PickUp. I assume there are some drawings around where everything is listed...
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Originally Posted by thelostboss
Anyway, I contacted the blogger & see what happens.
Thank you.
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I once had once of these replated gold at a local place. If I reall, it didn't cost mush. Just gently remove the cover. But yours has some kind of screw in the hole where the monkey stick goes. You should get that out.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
I don't care for cosmetics and the screw is there to hold everything in place. How do you think this is disfunctional? Though I may find a better set up with a new pickguard...
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The usual way to mount the DeArmond is with a rod screwed to the neck, and through the hole that now has the screw in it. The mount is a bastardized installation, but it looks to work well enough. The rust need to go, however. The outgassing of the pickguard has corroded everything too much to be salvaged, except perhaps the bar holding the pickup. The screws, pots, switch, wiring - everything - needs to be disposed of. As I said, if it were mine I would mount it with a rod (or Blu-Tack, without any other attachment) and thumbwheel pickups. It's not mine, so it's perfectly fine to use standard mini pots installed in a pickguard. The wiring diagram is the same as any other pickup - one tone, one volume, and widely available online. I don't know what the switch does, precisely, perhaps bypass the tone control, but I would eliminate it. I can't imagine that it would improve the tone. A normally wired DeArmond Rhythm Chief sounds wonderful to me.
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
Keith
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
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