Help with identifying and preserving

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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby dubtrub » Thu May 19, 2022 7:47 am

Plus the tuners on Lisa's guitar are installed on the wrong sides. The tuning knobs should be in front (towards the headstock) of the tuning posts.
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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby dunlop » Thu May 19, 2022 2:15 pm

Ha! Good catch! Perhaps installed by the same person that (I think) put the pickup selector in upside down. It seems to activate the opposite pickup. Or is that "normal" on a Mosrite?

Waiting for my Amazon order of a magnifying glass to see if I can solve the serial number question!

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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby 101Volts » Thu May 19, 2022 8:39 pm

I don't know for sure what the factory position is for the pickup selector switch on Mosrite models.

I have the one my 66 (which is missing half of its original parts) set so that Down is the Bridge Pup, and Up is the Neck Pup; just the same way as a Les Paul would have. This helps if I want to switch from one position from another mid-strum; and since I sometimes do that, the thread locker is a great help.

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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby dubtrub » Thu May 19, 2022 8:49 pm

The switch should work as follows, forward is the neck pickup, middle is both p'ups and to the rear is the bridge p'up.
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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby dunlop » Fri May 20, 2022 6:28 am

Best I can do with the serial number is either A0217 or A0617. Its pretty worn away.

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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby dunlop » Fri May 20, 2022 11:44 am

I found someone with better eyes and he believes its A0127 so for now thats what I am going with!

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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby Sarah93003 » Mon May 30, 2022 7:33 pm

Lisa,

I noticed a full set of Kluson tuners on ebay for BIN price of $49. That seems a good price for putting correct tuners on your guitar.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394096457697?h ... SwoV9ilNMV
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Re: Help with identifying and preserving

Postby dunlop » Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:43 am

Thanks!! I ordered a set and have it on my to do list!


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