Are keeper bars 1018 or 1022?

[NightWinder]

They never will. Thats a recipe for the builder

[PoorMan]

They never will. Thats a recipe for the builder

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant if I am building a pickup and buying parts from GuitarJones, StewMac, etc...how do I know what I am getting?

[kevinT]

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant if I am building a pickup and buying parts from GuitarJones, StewMac, etc...how do I know what I am getting?

Either they will never tell you because its proprietary info (company policy ) or they just don't know what the material is.

There is another post in the forum where i described a situation where I asked stewmac's technical rep what material their polepiece screws were...He said the company didn't know.

[Spence]

Take it to a lab and get it analyzed. It's that simple.
Alternatively, get the right material and make your own. That's what Possum's doing and I applaud him for doing it instead of just talking about it.

[kevinT]

Take it to a lab and get it analyzed. It's that simple.
Alternatively, get the right material and make your own. That's what Possum's doing and I applaud him for doing it instead of just talking about it.

I agree. I have also gone that route....my screws are currently in the works. The company I'm using (which i listed here in another thread) has an 8 to 10 week lead time...it's been about 4 weeks now since i sent the PO, so i got about 4 to 6 weeks to go to get them.

The screw company did do an analysis of the sample screw that I sent them and they were able to breakdown every aspect of the screw including the type of metal, the special die that was used for the head, to even determining whether it was heat treated or not.....having your own parts made is the way to go if you can do it. ...its the only way to take the guess work out of the material that you use for your pickups.