Wenis: yes the Epiphone had a (mounted on the neck) floating pickup. I will inlay mop in the slots left behind from the mounts and screws...
Here's the patent (2 of 5 pages) info for a Gibson CC equipped lap steel, filed in February, 1936
Modifying My Epiphone Emperor
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Mar 16, 2008 3:47 p.m. Dan:
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Mar 16, 2008 4:01 p.m. dignan:
Beautiful work as usual, Dan.
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Mar 16, 2008 7:08 p.m. Dan:
Thanks Dig
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Mar 16, 2008 10:32 p.m. Dan:
Page 1 of the patent file...
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Mar 17, 2008 11:44 a.m. Dawg:
Great project Dan - hope it sounds as good as I think it will.
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Mar 17, 2008 11:52 a.m. JazzBoxJunky:
I've heard that you need a certain amount of space between the braces of the top to mount this style of pickup? Dan, do you know how wide it needs to be? It would be a shame to cut in the top, and then find out the bracing was too narrow.
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Mar 17, 2008 4:29 p.m. Dan:
Man I just spent about 20 minutes responding to the last question and I hit the post button and got the "sorry about that" error page..
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Mar 17, 2008 4:37 p.m. Dan:
Well the 3rd time's a charm! :-)
Thanks Dawg!
Thanks to you too (Jazzbox) that's a great point to consider when making pup mods. I always use my mirror (shown) to look around through and under the "F" holes before beginning the project...
See the picture attached that shows the treble side of the bracing on this model of Epiphone (Emperor Regent). Worked out perfect, even the P90 dogleg screws lined right up--- over both braces.
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Mar 17, 2008 4:49 p.m. Dan:
Here's how I did the last Epi mod (P90 cutout) Once I got the replacement pickup COVER in the right position (perfectly so) I pre-drilled the mounting screw holes. (using the pickup cover as a guide)
I then removed the pickup cover and taped the surface...I used a toothpick (to relocate the holes) by lightly depressing the toothpick until it went into the holes I had drilled---then drew the cutout right on the surface of the masking tape...from the actual pickup (cover removed) using these holes to assure the alignment and cutout would be in the right position.
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Mar 17, 2008 4:52 p.m. Dan:
This picture shows the predrilled holes have been RE-located using the toothpick method...after the surface has been taped.
The first lines drawn represent the outside tracing of the pickup cover.
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Mar 17, 2008 4:57 p.m. Dan:
Then I traced the lines of the pickup (without the cover on) INSIDE the lines previously drawn. I was careful to use the reference points (predrilled screw holes) to assure the pickup and the cover remain aligned.
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Mar 17, 2008 4:59 p.m. Dan:
I made a few adjustments, including notes on the tape surface...used a router to cut out the INSIDE lines.
Some areas went smoothly and other areas requried me to make "Nibble cuts".
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Mar 17, 2008 6:03 p.m. johnsonink:
beautiful concept, Dan. thanks for the splendid photos.
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Mar 17, 2008 11:36 p.m. Dan:
johnsonink...nice avatar Check out this old Chet Atkins album cover :-)
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Mar 21, 2008 10:06 a.m. johnsonink:
wow, somebody made the hifi avatar connection.
The tailpiece and bridge you added to the epi look terrific, Dan, great complements to the pu.
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Mar 21, 2008 5:57 p.m. Shuie:
Dan,
That guitar is a marvel. You've done a great job there making really tasty deco-mobile.
That Charlie Christian pickup is certainly a very robust bit of machinery. I had no idea there was an entire locomotive hiding behind those three perky screws.
John Lennon's taste in guitars was always interesting. He seemed surprisingly informed, fussy and specific about what he wanted. And was always a bit of a hot-rodder. Surprising because he feigned such disinterest in them, but he held on to all the guitars he could, having them restored when required and seemed to be pretty sentimental about them.
I've never used a Christian pickup, but the guy from the Chevalier Brothers reckoned it was an absolute devil with outrageous attack and power. I really hope it lives up to it's futuramic styling and you have a ball.
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Mar 21, 2008 10:27 p.m. Dan:
Thanks Guys!
Will update this post when I get farther along.
Here's Charlie Christian...
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Mar 21, 2008 10:32 p.m. Dan:
Whats this...the Gibson booth at a 1940s NAMM show?
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Apr 8, 2008 10:50 p.m. Dan:
Update on the Charlie Christian Mod... Laying it out...I spent several hours making a cardboard stencil -to assure the pups and adjusting screws aligned.
The CC was a bear to get aligned! The stencil worked out ok...ended up having to freehand rout the front part of the CC cut out, as the StewMac routing jig got in the way.
I also made room for a Seymour Duncan P90 :-)
Those CC undermount (adjusting) screws are something else. I dont know how one would intsall one of these CC's (in a mod situation like mine) ...without first creating the bridge slot for extra access to those screws.
I should have it completed (except for the pickguard) soon.
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Apr 8, 2008 10:52 p.m. Dan:
P90 and CC pups are almost ready to wire
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Apr 8, 2008 10:53 p.m. Dan:
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Apr 8, 2008 10:55 p.m. Dan:
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Apr 8, 2008 10:57 p.m. Dan:
Again, this Gibson guitar (Hank Garland's prototype Byrdland) was the inspiration for this mod.
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Apr 8, 2008 10:58 p.m. dmanlow:
Looking good. The CC looks like its a nice tight fit. I look forward to seeing it finished. Keep us posted.
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Apr 8, 2008 11:20 p.m. Dan:
Thanks, will do
