Transplanting an Ilitch Noise Cancelling Coil

[Jay Menon]

I managed to acquire a Strat pickguard mounted Ilitch coil - and as usual there are complicating factors

It’s a 11 hole mint green;Mine is an 8 hole parchment.

The options are to fit the mint guard it as it is, or to transplant the coil across to my parchment Pickguard.

It is a black structure applied over the aluminium foil - and so I figure if the foil will come off easily (and in one piece) that would be the 'cleavage plane' to seek...

Bad idea? Fraught with danger? Most grateful for expert advice...

 

[stratamania]

Under the black piece the pickguard is probably engraved for a wire channel. Removing it and trying to put it into another pickguard I dare say would not be an easy task and you would likely damage it.

Less risk by just using the 11 hole guard and re-drilling the body.

 

[PhilHill]

Under the black piece the pickguard is probably engraved for a wire channel. Removing it and trying to put it into another pickguard I dare say would not be an easy task and you would likely damage it.

Less risk by just using the 11 hole guard and re-drilling the body.

I believe I'd have to agree on that. Removing it would indeed be a delicate operation, not prone to success.

 

[Jay Menon]

Thanks guys - it had never struck me that the posterior surface go the pickguard might be engraved with a channel for the coil...

 

[AcrylicSuperman]

The coils in the ilitch are very temperamental and I wouldn't recommend trying to remove it. 

 

[gingataff]

I agree drilling for the 11 hole, at least the holes will be covered if you decide to back to an 8 hole plate.