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Post by sepultura999 on Jan 1, 2006 13:27:04 GMT -5
I got an old teisco here that I want to rewire. The guy who had this guitar last installed a humbucker in between the two single coils and didn't add its own switch or knobs, so basically it's controlled through the singles (if that makes sense). The wiring is also very butchered. I am no wiring expert but as you can see there looks to be speaker wire being used, a few wires with different gauges, one unshielded wire, and a car wreck of wires being crumbled together and blended together with electrical tape. Here's a picture of the wiring job. img511.imageshack.us/img511/2903/img15103vz.jpgBasically I am going to leave the humbucker for decoration. It won't be wired. The reason why is because I don't want to add more knobs, or blend it. Also it has left its mark on the pickguard through age with faded pickguard gloss and there was a hole drilled for the wires. I would need something to cover the tip of the humbucker wire so it doesn't touch other wires or solder and what not. Maybe electrical tape or should I open the humbucker up and take the wire out? Does anyone know where I could find a schematic to redo this guitar? If someone could draw me up a schematic that would be even more amazing and I'd appreciate it very much. Since the picture I gave is so messy I drew in MS Paint the current schematic of the guitar. I did this yesterday and had I stumbled on to this site yesterday, I would have used those nice clear templates jimplaysguitar had posted. img530.imageshack.us/img530/8595/currentteiscowiring9cu.jpgI appreciate any help. Thanks -Jamie
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Post by Mini-Strat_Maine on Jan 1, 2006 15:19:28 GMT -5
Hi, Jamie-- . . . a car wreck of wires being crumbled together and blended together with electrical tape. Here's a picture of the wiring job. {Link snipped} "Blended" is being too kind. "Cuisinarted" (on high speed) would be another assessment. Oh, well, now you know how you won't do it when you rebuild it. In not adding more knobs, do you mean appearance-wise, or to simplify wiring? If it's a halfway decent HB, then it's already there, so you may as well put it to work. You might be able to do something with a push/pull on one volume control to switch the HB, and a dual concentric on the other, to adjust its volume. (Just tossing out ideas.) I'd say just isolate the wires and tuck them away, in case you ever change your mind about uisng that pickup. Tape should work for that. Pretty good schematic; I wish I could get results like that out of M$ Paint. Let's see what the Wiring Gurus can come up with for a diagram to rebuild that by.
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Post by sepultura999 on Jan 1, 2006 17:01:48 GMT -5
In not adding more knobs, do you mean appearance-wise, or to simplify wiring? If it's a halfway decent HB, then it's already there, so you may as well put it to work. You might be able to do something with a push/pull on one volume control to switch the HB, and a dual concentric on the other, to adjust its volume. (Just tossing out ideas.) The humbucker was added on by the previous owner. It's not original. I am wanting to stick with the originality. Since the humbucker has been there for more than 10+ years, the gloss of the pickguard has started to fade and is kind of noticable, not to mention there is a hole drilled for the wires of the humbucker. I don't want to add push-pulls or those 2 in 1 knobs. So I'm thinking of doing what you said; tuck the wires away and use electrical tape so they don't touch any other kind of wireing. One question I forgot to add (I think), was should I use conductive copper tape? The cavities have none of it and has either just a clear gloss sealent on the wood, or shielding paint. I'm not sure though. Thanks. -Jamie
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Post by Mini-Strat_Maine on Jan 1, 2006 17:20:43 GMT -5
should I use conductive copper tape? The cavities have none of it and has either just a clear gloss sealent on the wood, or shielding paint. I'm not sure though. The shielding paint I've seen so far is kind of a flat black, the kind of stuff that probably makes somebody think "Hmm; shielding paint." (It somehow just looks thicker than it might actually be.) If there's any there, a new coat couldn't hurt, especially if it gets scuffed up during any "surgery" to remove old components. Copper may take more work in some ways, but has the advantage of being solder-friendly. Paint and copper might be like using a belt and suspenders. ;D
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