Saving a PRS CE-22

[rugerpc]

Dude, are you in Towson??

Across the street and a little East on Joppa Road from the Towson GC is an electronic parts store called Bainesville Electronics. They will have the EXACT matching cap. Take the cap or the pic with you.

 

[mairj40]

Dude, are you in Towson??

Across the street and a little East on Joppa Road from the Towson GC is an electronic parts store called Bainesville Electronics. They will have the EXACT matching cap. Take the cap or the pic with you.

Nope. Unfortunately I'm not. I am in Cedar Rapids, IA.

 

[rugerpc]

Pity, the link you provided above had the option for store pickup in Towson.

 

[mairj40]

The neck is almost done. New PRS tuners are on order.

 

[ViperDoc]

This is a heroic rebuild, good sir. Best wishes for the finished product.

And, really? What a b!tch.

 

[mairj40]

I temporarily attached the neck today, so I can measure out the bridge location.

 

[gush]

Nope. Unfortunately I'm not. I am in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Wow I'm an hour south of you. I hope that woman doesn't come to my area!!!!! Yikes

BTW, nice work.

 

[Furtive]

Mairj, this undertaking of yours has served to inspire my "Dog of Frankenstein" `98 CU24 restoration attempt. If you can make your CE22 play again, my CU24 should be a piece of cake. In theory. Hopefully. Maybe.

 

[mairj40]

Thanks everyone. It is definitely not perfect, but hopefully it will play okay and sound halfway decent.

My wife told me over the weekend that she wants me to sell it when it is done. I argued (and will continue to argue) that I may never be able to own a guitar like this again. The story of its resurrection alone is worth keeping it, I think. Besides, I tried to tell her that it really isn't worth anything after all the damage it sustained.

 

[CantankerousCarl]

Thanks everyone. It is definitely not perfect, but hopefully it will play okay and sound halfway decent.

My wife told me over the weekend that she wants me to sell it when it is done. I argued (and will continue to argue) that I may never be able to own a guitar like this again. The story of its resurrection alone is worth keeping it, I think. Besides, I tried to tell her that it really isn't worth anything after all the damage it sustained.

Well, if you don't sell it, and she gets really mad and trashes it, at least you know you'll be able to fix her again...

I say keep it...that thing is like the Serenity...love's gonna hold her together

 

[bodia]

Thanks everyone. It is definitely not perfect, but hopefully it will play okay and sound halfway decent.

My wife told me over the weekend that she wants me to sell it when it is done. I argued (and will continue to argue) that I may never be able to own a guitar like this again. The story of its resurrection alone is worth keeping it, I think. Besides, I tried to tell her that it really isn't worth anything after all the damage it sustained.

Tell her you sold it to me, and that I gifted it back to you for doing such a noble thing as keeping this beast alive!

 

[mairj40]

Got the new bridge located...

 

[mairj40]

I'm having some issues with the wiring. I ordered a new wiring kit for it, but it didn't come with any schematics. The one below was suggested, but my PRS pickups have three wires, not four. And I also do not know what is north and south start and finish on the PRS pickups. How do I make this work? Any ideas?

 

[gush]

Go to PRS website and under support they will have what you need.

 

[mairj40]

All I can find on there is wiring diagrams for switches with the little board on them. My new switch doesn't have the board.