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Topic: Supro lap steel restoration |
Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 30 Jun 2020 3:43 am |
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It is hard............REAL HARD! It is also brittle.
Good luck trying to machine it. I would not attempt this and keep looking for another option.
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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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Joe Kaufman
From:
Lewiston, Idaho
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Posted 30 Jun 2020 11:47 am
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I think I have a person who would sell me a single old magnet and a top cover. I would still need a second magnet though.
I searched and found that Rick Aiello was selling new NIBro magnets for these pickups. Any current source for those? Anyone with a pair of magnets they are willing to sell?
Thanks!
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David Venzke
From:
SE Michigan, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2020 11:54 am
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Magnets: At one time, Jason Lollar and crew would sell a pair of new magnets for about $50. Might want to see if that's still the case.
Also, you can probably get by with just one magnet and a wood block. Plenty of these string-through pickups were made that way and worked OK. |
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 30 Jun 2020 3:26 pm
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If you want cheap you could probably make a wooden block and then inset stacks of disc magnets
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Duesenberg Fairytale
1949 Supro Supreme
1950 National New Yorker
2008 Highland Baritone Weissenborn
2020 Highland New Yorker.
2020 Highland Mohan Veena
2021 Highland Weissencone |
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Joe Kaufman
From:
Lewiston, Idaho
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 1:54 pm
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| I sent a message to Lollar on their website a couple days ago but haven’t heard back yet. |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 1:58 pm
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| I use 1/4 diamond hole saws at work alot, to drill through ceramic tile. These might be the ticket. |
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Ian McLatchie
From:
Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 4 Jul 2020 10:35 am
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| Check your pm, Joe. |
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Joe Kaufman
From:
Lewiston, Idaho
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Posted 7 Jul 2020 12:29 pm
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Thanks everyone! I think the magnet is on its way.
It sounds like “re-magging†is a good thing to do. Is there any instructions about how to re-mag these? I would plan to use a stout electromagnet (the base of a magnetic drill press) as the magnetic source. I am thinking that I would need to establish the polarity of the magnets and the electro magnet and then duct tape the magnets in place so they will match and then flip it on for an hour or two.
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Joe Kaufman
From:
Lewiston, Idaho
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Posted 15 Jul 2020 10:52 pm
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It’s alive! Thanks to two fellow members for helping me find the missing magnets and cover plate! It’s working with strong output. The 5th string is buzzing on the pole piece, and with one side of the screw slot broken off I am going to have to file it down when I can take it back apart.
I need to replace the tuner buttons that crumbled, a few missing screws and a tone knob.
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