Recent content by Cazarstan

Re: Archtop: floating pickup, or anchored into soundboard? it is a 57-619 (picture isn't mine but it looks exactly the same) Okay good to know I don't need to drill holes for pots. now that that is understood, is this method the best for playability/tone?

I am attempting to restore a Silvertone archtop and am wondering what pickup method I should use. I have looked at the Kent Armstrong "floating" pickups that attach to the neck or the raised pickguard, or maybe I should just cut into the soundboard and anchor in more conventional pickups...