SAFELY removing lead paint from pickup cavities

[jps]

Those are hi-gains.

[walker]

Aaah. Didn't know they had that 6-circular pattern underneath.

[jps]

Those are holes in the rubber magnet for the pole pieces to pass through.

[johnallg]

I've always wondered about the tape too. Perhaps it's there to give the pot hardware something to "bite" into to keep them in place a bit better than just the plastic.

That would be my guess.