Pickguards

[tom-mando]

I recently acquired a nice Weber Yellowstone, locally from a guy i found on the Cafe here. #The only problem with it is the previous owner rubbed the finish off rooting his pinky on the top. #He had it touched up by a luthier but the more i play it the more the finish is just wearing off. #So what im getting around to asking is, Do you think a pickguard would be a good idea? #I wouldn't be too happy about screwing something into the side of my mando. #Ive heard about clamp ons and mini-pickguards that just screw into the finger board. #Are they any good? #Thanks, any help would be appreciated.

Tom

[mandroid]

In case you have missed all previous info, #mini pickguards fit with 2 pins in the edge of the fingerboard, its the edge away from you
clamp on replicas for the edge are only a collectors item, #believe , haven't been made for a really long time.. # mini at cumberland acoustics..

[mangorockfish]

Maybe next month, I'm getting one of the small ones that attaches with two pins for my Eastman. Dennis has it at The Mandolin Store.

[Doug Edwards]

I had and ebony PG that I screwed on, but he block I ran the screws through broke/split twice. This week I plugged the screw holes and put pins into the PG and mounted onto the mandolin.

Much better! Using the pins was scary at first but work great. You still have to put holes in the neck either way. I still use a small block under the PG with felt just off the top to support the PG under duress.

Steve at Cumberland makes a dandy one. I helped a friend with one of Steve's a couple of months ago.

[Walter Newton]

IMO...If you like the look and feel of a pickguard, put one on and don't worry about the screws or pins or whatever. #If you don't like a pickguard (like me) just play it and don't worry about the finish blemish.

[VernBrekke]

Hi Tom,

Our pickguards (except those for the Bridger series) float over the top of the instrument without a side mounting bracket. The pickguard is attached under the fingerboard to the extension block. If the pickguard is removed, the holes are less visable than if they were drilled into the side of the fingerboard and they can be filled with a couple of black set screws to hide them even more. You can see some examples here: http://soundtoearth.com/prod_pickguards.htm

If you would like more information, please call us at 888.886.7598

Thanks,

Vern Brekke,
Weber Instruments
Sound To Earth, Ltd.

[cooper4205]

Weber pickguards

[tom-mando]

Alright guys, thanks for the help. I think for now Im going to live with the spot but if it gets bad enough to become a real eye sore or start keeping me up at nights, then one of the Weber pickguards will do the trick. If or when I do get a pickguard I think it will have to be the last one pictured on the Weber site, because a scalloped pickguard without a scalloped fretboard would look a little weird.

Tom