Seymour Effing Duncan pick up cover removal..

KevS

So I removed my Bare Knuckle Mule Cover with a Gas Soldering Iron..

The Seymour Duncan Solder on my Custom Custom won't melt..
So I went in with a Dremel,I have probably put fine bits of metal of the pick up magnet,
but I could think of no other way into the pickup..
However the Cover is still on..

I am in a bit of a sulk to be honest as I have parts on the way but can't afford to be pickups too..

I get the feeling Mr Duncan wants me to buy another Pickup..

Any Hints short of buying more specialised tools to get the cover off...

ICBM

KevS said:

So I went in with a Dremel,I have probably put fine bits of metal of the pick up magnet

No, because there is no ferrous metal in solder.

BUT - you'll be OK since this is a modern pickup from a reputable manufacturer and it will be lead-free solder, but DO NOT under any circumstances do this with older or unknown solder - the fine airborne lead dust it creates is *extremely* toxic.

Simply use a large, fairly heavy but sharp, preferably curved, knife blade (the large blade on a Swiss Army knife is ideal) to cut down through the solder - steel cuts solder quite easily, although you will need quite a lot of pressure, so do it with the pickup resting on a soft duster or something.

If the cover still won't come off it's held on either with a piece of double-sided tape on top of the bobbins, or the wax potting. Either way, warming it with a hairdryer will make it easier to get off.

KevS

OK ..I will try and not chop my arm off trying..

Believe it or not,I don't own a hairdryer.. 

normula1

I use a Stanley knife with a sharp blade to cut through the solder with a rocking motion. Carefully, obviously .
+1 on the hairdryer