P.A.F. Pickup Secrets: P.A.F. Bobbins, Slugs and Covers - How it's Made

P.A.F. humbucker guitar pickups. How were the parts made? Jon Gundry shows historical ThroBak video footage of ThroBak repro P.A.F. pickup bobbins, slugs and covers being reproduced with vintage correct tooling and machines and processes. https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html

Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail screen footage of the ThroBak P.A.F. reproduction bobbin mold being tooled in 2009. In addition, footage and details of P.A.F. repro slug poles being made are discussed. Also shown is footage of ThroBak P.A.F. repro covers being ground and buffed with vintage accurate techniques to assure the proper vintage look after plating.

Footage also includes historic photos if the Dean Markley string winding machines used to produce their classic strings in Michigan. Included is a photo of the first automated machine designed to put the ball end on a guitar string.

Bonus performance of Anson Funderburgh and Little Charley Baty. Nashville session player and guitar player for Bob Seeger is also shown trying his new ThroBak KZ-90 P90 reproduction bridge pickup during a visit to the ThroBak shop while in Grand Rapids, Michigan on tour with Bob Seeger.

ThroBak uses 100% USA made parts in their vintage P.A.F. guitar pickup reproductions.

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