Very old pickup any idea's?

[captbrad]

This pickup was in a 1940's Epi when i bought it but its not Original to the guitar.
2"1/8 spacing 5.6 ohm's

 

[Gibson 1964]

Re: Very old pickup any idea's?

looks homemade.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Very old pickup any idea's?

I'm guessing that the Epiphone guitar was either an archtop or a flat top with the pickup installed à la Gibson J-160E. Hence, the need for such long rod magnets.

Have any irreversible alterations been made to the guitar?

 

[captbrad]

Re: Very old pickup any idea's?

Have any irreversible alterations been made to the guitar?

Just the original finish was removed but not by me! Who ever painted it blue and did this to a vintage guitar!

It's a lot worse then pic show's! I have stripped paint and shellack from neck.
Had to re-glue fingerboard due to lifting. I replaced the binding as well and refinished the head stock

 

[captbrad]

Re: Very old pickup any idea's?



Here's some pic's of period correct pickup and controls.
The E 6576 pot is a stacked double.
2"1/4 spacing 4.0 ohms adjustable poles. I believe the first that were?