Can this be fixed w/o a rewind?

[DrewB]

A friend gave me a Texas Tele bridge pickup that had a break in the start of the wind. The break is in between the eyelet and where it disappears inside the coil. I have tried soldering wire onto the end of the start wrap and connecting it to the eyelet, but I'm not getting continuity. Is there a way to fix this without rewinding the pickup?

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Can this be fixed w/o a rewind?

If you can find the end just unwind a complete turn and then solder back into the eyelet.

Snowdog

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Can this be fixed w/o a rewind?

If you can find the end just unwind a complete turn and then solder back into the eyelet.

Snowdog

Exactly. Good advice.

 

[DrewB]

Re: Can this be fixed w/o a rewind?

I've fixed pickups with broken finish wraps this way, but this is the start of the wind, so it's a bit more difficult to get to the inside layers of the coil to pull some out. Any suggestions on how to do this?