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Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:24 pm
by cassius987
I've heard a recent (c. 2007) Toaster compared with what was purported to be a '68 example, with the '68 weighing in with just a little higher resistance on the coil, and they sounded practically identical to my ears. So you may be able to get away with a recent Toaster and not miss anything.
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:37 pm
by Lefty4003S8
Ash,
Did you have to do ANY routing to accommodate the Horsie???
I ask 'cause I have an old lap steel that I want to put the Horsie into my '91 V63. The original Horsie pick-up looks much bigger than the re-issue currently in the V63.
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:03 pm
by jps
There are both 1 1/2" and 1 1/4" horseshoes, can you post a photo of what you have?
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:18 pm
by scotty
Jeff what the heck 31218 posts In the name of the wee man you need to get out more
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:30 pm
by Lefty4003S8
jps wrote:There are both 1 1/2" and 1 1/4" horseshoes, can you post a photo of what you have?
Jeff,
I would love to, but don't have a camera at the moment. I will try to take some measurements though.
Will post afterward.
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:05 pm
by johnallg
Greg, just measure the width of the shoes. You need 1 1/4 inch shoes. Some earlier laps had 1 1/2" shoes. You can use that bigger width, Mark did on his skeleton Rick, but you'd need to rout the recess wider.
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:10 pm
by Ashgray
Lefty4003S8 wrote:Ash,
Did you have to do ANY routing to accommodate the Horsie???
I ask 'cause I have an old lap steel that I want to put the Horsie into my '91 V63. The original Horsie pick-up looks much bigger than the re-issue currently in the V63.
Hi Greg
No, no routing was required but my new horsie measures 1ΒΌ" - same size as the re-issue one that I removed.
Ash
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:24 pm
by Lefty4003S8
Jeff, John and Ashgray......
I WILL need to do some routing if I want to add the magnetized Horsehoe. I can tell just by looking that it is wider than the re-issue pick-up.
I have been going back and forth on whether or not to go through with such a project. Considering what I paid---a Lefty 4001V63 isn't easy to find---I know I'll never get back the purchase price. I didn't buy it as an investment anyway......
So I probably WILL do it when I have the dough.
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:21 pm
by jps
Collaborate with Mark Walker!
Re: Toasters: vintage vs re-issue?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:38 pm
by Lefty4003S8
jps wrote:Collaborate with Mark Walker!
Actually I have....I got in touch with him awhile back.
I have to reconnect with him to see if we can do this project.
Thanks guys!!!!!!!