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Topic: Old Supro Lap, Bad Pickup |
Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 5 Dec 2022 4:30 pm |
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I have an old Supro. It's cosmetically decent, a little crusty. That doesn't bother me.
The pickup is totally broken. The wires going to the coils are gone. What would you do with this? Does anyone rebuild this type of pickup?
Thanks for any info you can share.
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RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Wakarusa 5e3 clone
1953 Stromberg-Carlson AU-35 |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 5 Dec 2022 5:36 pm
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If it was mine, I would send it to Jerry Sentell. He's rewound both Gibson racetrack pickups and Ric horseshoe pickups for me, and they've all been excellent. Most likely he can make your Valco string-through pickup as good as new, too.
https://www.sentellpickups.net/rewind |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 6 Dec 2022 2:54 am
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| Tom Brantley has rebuilt pickups that other folks wouldn't touch. He specializes in oddball work. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 6 Dec 2022 3:22 am
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Rick, nothing to do with the pickup. I see we have the same trouble with our moccasins. Dang laces never stay tied! Mine are double knotted as well. 
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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G Strout
From:
Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 6 Dec 2022 4:23 pm
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Jerry Sentell has done lots of work for me. Simply the best!! Fast turn around time too.
sentellpickups.net
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Melbert 8, Remington S8, Silk 6 string, Rick B6, Tremblay 6 lap steel, Marlen S-10 4&4, Prestige Guild M75 and Artist Award, Benedetto Bravo, Epiphone Century Electar (the real one) and a bunch of old lap steels.... mostly Ricks and Magnatones' |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 6 Dec 2022 6:54 pm
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I have used both Jerry and Tom and they bothe do superb work. Jerry is a bit faster than Tom
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster T8 black
PedalMaster D8 |
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Jeremy Steele
From:
Princeton, NJ USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2022 3:39 am
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| Lollar makes a great replacement for this pickup. |
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K Maul
From:
Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 7 Dec 2022 5:34 am
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Talk to Jerry Sentell. He’s done similar jobs on Fender steels for me.
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Kevin Maul: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Decophonic, Evans, Excel, Fender, Fluger, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Williams, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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