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Telecaster Nitty-Gritty pictures and information

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    SOME BRIDGE INFORMATION

  • Broadcaster bridge.
  • Nocaster P/U base(note small notches for wires to go around rather than through.
  • Very early Broadcaster bridge with STEEL poles.
  • 51 bridge (B/W pix)
  • Nocaster bridge.
  • Nocaster bridge poles showing flat under E/A pole.
  • Thread saddle bridge.
  • Slotted saddle bridge.
  • Early 60s combination bridge.
  • Early 80s Elite style bridge.
  • Early 80s Made In Japan Threaded pole bridge.
  • Mid-80s Made In Japan brass pole bridge.
  • MID-80s Four digit Reissue bridge (with dipple)
  • Early 90s 5 digit Reissue bridge bridge (with dipple).
  • Two bridge plates often mistaken for vintage. They are Reissues(notice the dipple on the left one)
  • Solder tip on early ashtrays (bridge cover)
  • Jes some ashtrays in my mess here at the TELE-Shack

    • SOME MORE NITTY-GRITTY INFORMATION

  • Tuners (early back)
  • Tuners (early front)
  • Tuners (early front) again!!
  • Tuners "F"back (detail)
  • Jack cups
  • Two types of milled Jack cups
  • REPAIR OF A LOOSE JACK CUP???
  • Neck pocket and one of my all-time questions----"What does this stamped "D" stand for?"
  • Old Dakaware switch tip. The really old ones jes say Dakaware and PAT.PEND. This one is off a 51 Nocaster
  • 51 guts taken out!!
  • 52 Esquire guts not mint but cool!
  • Old Dakaware switch tip. One of the really old ones that jes has Dakaware and PAT.PEND.
  • Side view of old switch tip
  • REAL Top Hat switch tip or knob
  • REAL Top Hat switch tip (side view)
  • Early 50s CRL switch
  • Early to mid 50s CRL switch
  • Later CRL switch
  • First CRL switch with two pat. numbers but later wire jumpers.
  • Early 3 PAT.NO. switch with blend circuit and changed cap.
  • Mid-50s to mid-60s CRL switch with three pat. numbers.
  • One more shot of Mid-50s to mid-60s CRL switch with three pat. numbers.
  • Three different TELECASTER switches (THANX Alan P.)
  • Some pot numbers--56?
  • 62
  • 75
  • 81
  • This pot opend up in next drawing.
  • Inside pot showing carbon ring and wiper.
  • Quick drawing showing pot lugs represented in drawing form.
  • The spring holes in an early Nocaster neck P/U cavity. I would like to know when Fender stopped drilling these holes for the springs. They are really handy when putting the neck P/U back in.
  • Neck P/U cavity spring hole and spring
  • The NOTCH !! (body difference of 70s)
  • More notch, big pixs!
  • Wanna switch Strat neck with TELE?----check the difference here.
  • Fret radius??-----an answer
  • Speakin of necks, here are some profiles (thanx Russinator)
  • Headstock profile, compair!!
  • More NECK SHAPES
  • NUT WIDTH
  • Jes some different screws used fer pickguards

    • SOME DETAIL FROM A REISSUE MADE 5/13/82.

  • HEADSTOCK
  • NECK DATE
  • NECK POCKET
  • DOUBLE PUNCHED FRET MARKER
  • NECK PROFILE WITH VERY SHARP EDGES
  • NECK P/U and POCKET
  • LEAD POCKET AND P/U BASE PLATE (Orange sticket has 5/13 stamped on it)
  • THE BRIDGE
  • TONE POT
  • VOLUME POT
  • LITTLE "E" TUNER (backside)

    • SOME WIRING DETAILS (stuff I've done here)

  • How I wire a standard TELE.
  • How a standard TELE 3-way works.
  • Simple 4-way animated gif.
  • 1950 - 1951 Blend circuit.
  • 1952 Vintage wiring.
  • Hand drawn Blend circuit lay-out.
  • Standard TELE---no pots shown.
  • Blank CRL switch
  • Workin diagram of TELE switch
  • Blank CRL switch animation
  • Esquire anyone? (nutter one)
  • Three-way with in-phase and out-of-phase wiring.
  • Three-way with series and parallel wiring.
  • Neck position tone bypass.
  • Esquire with lead position direct.
  • Wire TELECASTER with "Direct" in lead position.
  • Three P/U using toggle switch for middle.
  • Wire TELECASTER using push/pull switch.

    • Wiring links (not all TELECASTER)

  • Seymour Duncan wiring.
  • Stew Mac wiring 101.


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