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| Tele Parts Descriptions and Pictures |
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 Note: Price Adjustments for pickguard material. |
Vintage T Model Tele Hardware Kit
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Note: Also available Vintage Tele Hardware Kits with Slotted old styled countersunk stainless steel screws for early 50's reproductions. This kit is equivalent to our current kit but with the exception it contains slotted head stainless steel screws for the neck plate, pickguard, electrosocket, control plate, string tree, bridge mounting, saddle intonation, strap buttons, tuning machines, and switch plate. There is an upcharge fee. Also available Esquire kits. |
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Slotted Head Stainless Steel Screw Kit. This kit is put together for those who want to change their guitars over to an Early 50's look or for those with 52 reissues who would like high quality stainless steel screws on their guitars. (33 various screws) It includes:
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Callaham Special Wind Fralin Tele Pickups with Hybrid magnets. The hybrid magnets set-up creates a very balanced sound from string to string. We wax our pickups a little more to remove harsh high frequencies. (set of 2) (cryogenically treated) |
 Upcharge fee for 4-way wiring. |
Callaham Pre-wired T Model Control Plate Assembly It includes:
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Note: Reverse wiring is where the control plate is installed rotated 180 degrees. The volume knob is first and the switch is to the rear. |
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Callaham Black Fiberboard Bakelite Lacquered 1-ply T Model Pickguard.
Made on the original 5-hole pattern Made out of black fiberboard. It is thinly coated with nitrocellulose lacquer just like an original including the 5 inch diameter circle on the back side. Great for restorations and construction.
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Callaham Parchment White 1-ply T Model Pickguard.
Made on the original 5-hole pattern. Getting a good looking single ply guard was very difficult. All that was available was a very bright refrigerator white. We have had produced a parchment white material to solve this problem. It is best described as an off white with a yellow hue. It looks naturally old and gives any guitar a vintage look. It is an acrylic and will not warp like pvc. (.060" thick)
Upcharge fee for 8-hole pattern |
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Callaham Parchment White 3-ply T Model Pickguard. Made on the original 5 hole pattern. In 2007 we are now making 3-ply parchment white pickguards made from our same parchment white material as our single ply parchment but in a 3-ply Parchment (Parchment/Black/Parchment) (.090" thick).
Upcharge fee for 8-hole pattern |
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Callaham Mint Green 3-ply T Model Pickguard. Made on the original 5 hole pattern.
Upcharge fee for 8-hole pattern |
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Callaham Polished Stainless Steel Control Plate. A traditional control plate but made from 416 stainless steel and polished to a mirror finish that looks like nickel. Upcharge fee for custom control plates, |
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Note: Custom Control Plates can run anywhere from $20.00 to $60.00 depending on what you want to change from standard. We keep blank plates and plates with only the switch slot in stock. If you only want to move the pot holes, I strongly suggest you let us do it. When the switch slot is moved from standard, that gets expensive but we do it all the time. It is best if you supply a drawing with dimensions showing what you want. If I have to make the drawing, you will be charged an engineering fee. Just so you will know the majority of labor of the control plate is its polishing not the holes. Again moving the switch slot from standard for a single piece is expensive. I'll be glad to quote anything, just e-mail. |
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Callaham 3 Slant Compensated Tele Saddles Available in Brass or Stainless Steel I was unhappy with the saddles I could purchase so we have been making them in-house. I have tried to eliminate all the problems with traditional saddles. They are angled for correct intonation, the screws are shorter to keep them from cutting your hands, and there is maximum room for the string to go across the saddle without coming in contact with the height adjustment screw hole. You can now get an even string spacing without interference. Our saddles are highly polished to eliminate any burrs or knicks. Includes allen wrench. Our stainless steel saddles are just like our brass saddles but in 416 stainless steel for those who want a brighter punchier sound. |
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Callaham 3 Enhanced Vintage Compensated Tele Saddles |
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The Enhanced Vintage saddles to me is our best design. It maintains the vintage look while eliminating the problem of the string moving on the saddle and altering string spacing. If you are using string benders, it is the saddle I would suggest and I would recommend the stainless steel saddle. Just like our original saddle it will give perfect intonation. All our saddles are hand polished and buffed to insure they are free of burrs that can cut strings. |
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Callaham Vintage Styled "CG" Saddles for American Standard Bridge (set of 6) In order to meet the demand for a high quality vintage styled saddle for American Standard guitars, we now offer narrower vintage styled saddles for American Standard guitars. Not only do they sound far better than the stock cast saddles, they look so much better. These saddles are specifically for American Standard styled bridges with the offset intonation screw. These saddles will work on either Strats or Teles with this style bridge. They are supplied with all stainless steel 4-40 screws. The E strings come with 1/4 length height screws and 5/16 length height screws for the others. Allen wrench included. Nickel. 2 1/16 string spacing. |
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Height Adjustment Screws for Tele saddles.
We have a large stock of height adjustment screws in 5/16 and 3/8 length that can be bought individually. Fender guitars take the #6 screw. Some G&L guitars take the #4 screw. If you don't know whether you guitar takes the #4 or the #6 screw, measure your screw diameter so size can be determined. |
Slant Compensated Saddles Brass pictured. |
Callaham Vintage T Model Tele Bridge It includes:
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Note: This bridge will do for a Tele what our strat bridge does for strats. It will increase sustain, volume, and eliminate unwanted feedback problems associated with the standard vintage Fender bridge. Most bridges are made from .045 - .050 inch thick 1010 steel that is soft and easy to form into the "tray shape". Those bridges have poor sustain and tend to cause feedback problems. Some use brass castings for their saddles. Our bridge is made from .075 inch thick 1018 specially treated steel. This gives the plate an 80% increase in rigidity and dramatically improves sustain, volume, and note separation. It eliminates unwanted feedback. There is a noticeable increase in bass response and a taming of harsh high end. The first 3/4 inch of the front lip is removed to allow for best right hand picking. Coupled with our machined compensated saddles makes this bridge the best available for any vintage styled Tele. Left-handed Vintage Tele Bridge come coupled with Left-handed compensated saddles from either brass or stainless steel. See our T Bridge Details page for more information. |
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Callaham Tele Bridge Assembly for American Standard or American Series Guitars w/ It includes:
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Note: This is a direct replacement for American Standard (American Series) guitars for those players wanting a vintage 3 saddle bridge sound. The bridge plate has a lower, cleaner profile than the stock plate allowing for better muting. The steel plate will dramatically increase sustain, volume, response time and string balance of an American Standard guitar compared to the stock brass plate. String holes have a full radius edge like the stock plate. The change is as significant as changing your pickups. Please remember that American Standard and Vintage plates are not interchangeable. |
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Callaham Vintage Hardtail Bridge includes
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Note on Hardtail bridges. If you are building a nontraditional tele style guitar with humbuckers or P90's, this is an excellent bridge to use. It is for a string thru body design and will require a set of string ferrules if you are doing a new construction. |
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Callaham Stainless Steel String Ferrules. We make 2 different styles of string ferrules:
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Note: The cutaway photo below shows three different set-ups for the ferrules: |
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Starting at the left is a Traditional ferrule used by Fender in the 50's. It requires a 5/16 hole 5/16 deep with a 3/8 counterbore that is 1/16 deep. The next is a Callaham styled ferrule that requires a 3/8 hole 3/8 deep. (.375) Last is the general set-up that you will have with an aftermarket body. |
If you are building your own body from scratch, I strongly suggest the Callaham styled ferrules because of the easier installation with simple tooling and the wide base support. If you are restoring a vintage instrument or building from an aftermarket body, use our Traditional styled ferrules. Be sure to specify ferrule type if you are ordering a hardware kit. |
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Callaham Stainless Steel Neck Plates with 4 or 5 Random Digit Serial Number 2 types available:
Upcharge fee for custom number, |
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Note on Neckplates. They are .075 thick compared to import plates at .060. Being stainless they are stronger and will resist bending so that the body of the guitar is not dented. |
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Vintage 6-inline Tuning Machines. Upcharge fee for old styled Slotted screws. |
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Callaham Early 50's Broadcaster Dome Heavy Knurled Knobs. I have hated the aftermarket knobs for Teles for years so we are making our own in-house. These are a heavy knurl patterned after early Broadcaster knobs. They are drilled for 1/4 solid shaft pots. (set of 2) |
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Callaham Late 50's Flat Top Heavy Knurled Knobs. This knob is made after a 57 knob with the recessed flat top. They are drilled for 1/4 solid shaft pots. (set of 2) |
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Callaham Stainless Steel Old Style Round String Tree with stainless steel screw. I again disliked the imported round string trees, so we make our own. I used a Broadcaster and "55" to make ours. Again they are made from stainless steel. They look great and have polished string slots to reduce friction. Phillips or slotted screw. (please specify) |
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Callaham Stainless Steel Strap Buttons with 2 stainless steel screws. Made in-house. Phillips or slotted screws. (please specify) |
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Electrosocket Jack plate with 2 phillips stainless steel screws. This is the best jack cup available. Don't waste your time with anything else, especially those that are knurled and are driven into the cup hole. They will crack your finish and fall out right when you least expect it. This is a great product; I just wish we made it. |
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Switchcraft Input Jack with washer and nut (cryogenically treated) |
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CTS Pot 250k Solid Shaft.
This pot is a high quality audio taper potentiometer. |
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Switchcraft CRL 3-Way Replacement Switch with 2 screws. These are high quality switches. (cryogenically treated) Please note that if you are replacing a switch on a Japanese or import guitar, you must order a switch tip. Phillips or slotted screws. (please specify) |
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Pickguard Stainless Steel Screws.
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Set of 8 (5 pickguard, 2 control plate, 1 string tree). |
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Vintage Style Cloth Covered Wire. 22 gauge in white or black. Sold by the foot. (cryogenically treated) |
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Callaham Real Clay Dots and Side Dots for restorations, new construction or to update relics. (set of 10) |
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GHS Burnished Nickel Strings are 100% nickel wound string with small core sized for a slinky feel. These are great sounding strings that I helped GHS design for blues and rock. |
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G&G Vintage Repro Guitar Cases for Strat/Tele style guitars. They feature authentic vintage coverings with authentic vintage poodle linings, nickel hardware, and leather handle and ends.
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