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by cheepaxes » Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:09 am

I have a Zenon guitar that looks like this one:

http://www.myrareguitars.com/guitar-pic ... guitar.jpg

It belongs to a neighbor who bought it in the mid '60s. While he was off in Viet Nam his little sister abused it and rendered it unplayable. He's asked me to get it running again. I know that the pots and or switches are corroded. I was a ble to get some sound out of the bridge pickup by tapping on it. The neck pickup wasn't giving me much. I'm hoping it's a pot or switch problem.

The guitar is missing three of the original fret markers on the fretboard. Perhaps little sister pulled them out to make jewelry. Perhaps the original glue just let go at some point in the last 45 years. Does anyone have any suggestions for replacing them?

Another problem is that one of the bolt/studs that extends up from the plastic bridge plate and supports the compensated plastic bridge saddle has broken off. Any ideas for a replacement?

-Scott
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by Phizix » Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:11 pm

I would start by taking the pickguard off and spraying some deoxit on the pots and switches, that might bring it to life.

You can buy replacement fret markers from stewart-macdonald either as blanks or pre-cut

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Inlay,_pear ... nlays.html
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Inlay,_pearl.html

As for the bridge you might be able to find one if you watch ebay for a while..

Good Luck!
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