<HTML>In a message dated 11/4/2003 11:43:35 AM Eastern Stand= ard Time, joegarrett@earthlink.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I'll have to dig in my "archive= s" and see if I still have it. However, that doesn't mean that my "scale" will work for yours. There is a possibility that the measurements of speaking lengths might be different.<BR= > Therefore, you'll have to do all the measuring to get the answer(s) you seek. Once I check those measurements against what I have, then I'll be able= to give you the correct wire sizes, etc. </BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks Joe! That will be great. As soon as I have the speaking lengths I wil= l send them out and we shall see what you find! Also, do you know of a sourc= e for the pickups for these beasties? Some of the upper ones in this one hav= e been "baptised" with some sort of liquid. They work OK, according to the o= wner, but he would like to find some spares just incase. FWIW I believe this= one is one of the "pre-midi" models. will wickham</HTML>