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Custom Bartolini pickguard mount :: 2009 Eastman Pagelli PG2 [5.1 lbs]

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Custom Bartolini pickguard mount :: 2009 Eastman Pagelli PG2 [5.1 lbs]

A noisy pickup was found to be the cause of a loud buzz / hum while playing unless the tone was rolled completely down.  The pickup was both screwed and glued to the pickguard, so heat was required to remove the pickup.  The player chose to replace the Kent Armstrong pickup with a Bartolini 5J.  Unfortunately, Bartolini only offers a fingerboard mount so I needed to make a custom pickguard mounting bracket out of brass.

The fret ends were sharp in the cutaway so they were dressed and the guitar strung up with flats.

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Replace floating pickup :: 2009 Eastman Pagelli PG2

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Replace floating pickup :: 2009 Eastman Pagelli PG2

A noisy pickup that needs to be replaced.  This pickguard assembly is super clean, but the pickup is epoxied and screwed to the ebony making it difficult to remove.  The tiny screws stripped and/or broke on me so out comes the heat lamp to soften things up.  Aluminum foil helps direct the heat to only the pickup mounting tab, though some heat does transfer via the metal tab to the pickup.  Not a big deal since the pickup is bad.

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