Mounting Springs / Divorce

[Ratrod]

I don't remember saying that but I know I must have

It was a loooooooong time ago. When HJM was still here.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Those springs can be frustrating. As someone who has swapped a pickup or two, I know.

Jonathan @ Feline Guitars calls them Jezus springs as in: PLOINK! "Jezus, where did that go."

I don't remember saying that but I know I must have

Here is a good idea - I might start making these to sell

Dan Erlewine at Stewmac.com wrote:

Installing a humbucker can be pain in the neck. The springs and screws don’t want to go together, they want to pop apart! It’s a fumbly operation, especially when the pickup’s already wired into the guitar so you’re on a short leash with no room to move.

(Pickup installation is an easy time to scratch a guitar — use a felt pad to protect the top.)

I made these aluminum clips for installing humbuckers, and they’ve become must-have items on my bench: they hold the springs, screws, and mounting ring together in one piece. Then I just set the whole assembly over the pickup and turn the mounting screws into the pickup’s threaded tabs. Then I pull away the clips and the pickup’s all assembled. These clips turn a clumsy operation into a breeze, making it much less likely that the guitar top will get scratched.

I'm looking to have some of these made
Is anyone interested in having some (hopefully at the good price if we cn get enough made).
I certainly want a few sets for the workshop - will make life easier

[hamfist]

I'll put in another vote for the silicon tubing - much easier to work with !!

[WezV]

put me down for some jonathan!!

[PhilKing]

Jonathan, I'll take a couple of sets from you.  I do the srewdriver-finger trick which works most of the time, but I have lost a few springs through the years!

[ToneMonkey]

In the past I've just squeezed the pup and ring together in one hand and started off each screw by hand until it bites.