Old 80s Kramer pickup question

[Newc]

Recently acquired a pickup from an old 80s Kramer 300ST Striker (humbucker) and it has a cover on it that says "Designed by Seymour Duncan".

The cover is held on with 2 small screws - one on each "leg".

It has 3 holes in each "foot" - the center one (where the mounting screw should go) in not threaded, but the two outer ones are threaded.

Anyone know where the hell to get a mounting ring for this?

[atdguitars]

I have a couple of them bro.. let me dig them out and see what shape they are in. If I can find them they are yours for cheap.
Is this it??

[Newc]

Nope.

Mine has 3 holes on each foot. 2 threaded (outer) and one unthreaded (center).

Never seen nothin like it

[Newc]

Hmmm. I had one exactly like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kramer-Striker-300ST-early-80s_W0QQitemZ160335911503QQihZ006QQcategoryZ41438QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But it came with some funky EVH-style graphic - black and green stripes over white pearl with flourescent orange stripes on the head - which I scraped off. Looked like a Krylon job anyway since it was on top of the clear.

Mine even had the same Floyd.

Anyhoo, I kept the pickup out of that guitar for years (had replaced it with a Full Shred - talk about False Advertisement )

Anyway, that pickup had a cool EVH-like tone, but it had stubby wires (like 2" long) and I finally ditched it years ago.

The pickup I have now (the subject of this thread) was listed by the seller as having come from an old 80s Kramer Striker, though my old one didn't have a cover.

Anyhoo, I can't find another like it on Ebay right now, so here's a few pics of it:

[atdguitars]

These rings... Good luck. I've never seen a set like them anywhere.. Mine are on a 91 610.

[Newc]

Oddly enough.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/80s-SCHALLER-FLOYD-ROSE-SUSTAINER-BLADE-PICKUP_W0QQitemZ110389827351QQihZ001QQcategoryZ41438QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Newc]

These rings... Good luck. I've never seen a set like them anywhere.. Mine are on a 91 610.

Hmmm. Interesting.

[Grandturk]

Wow - never seen those.

I have a righteous pickup out of my old Kramer Focus - bridge pickup, ink stamped "California Pickup Co." Kills. I need a project guitar to put it in.

Never could find out anything about this mysterious "California Pickup Co." though.

[Newc]

I cannot imagine the reasoning behind the twin-screws design. Even the old Schaller that had 2 on one side and 1 on the other - why? What could you possibly do with the screws so close?

It had to be to compensate for slanted rings.

[atdguitars]

Yeah.. it was just to level from front to back. With mine being a 91 it was so late in the Kramer production it probably got whatever parts were left. I got it from a dealer in southern missouri as NOS.. I got it in 2002. Still had the hang tags and invoice from where he ordered it.. It was the one that never sold.
I have one somewhere at the house that has Powersound pickups.. At least thats one of the tag things that came with it new in the tool pouch. I think its an 85 Striker or focus.. I got too many to remember.

[jtr]

The early Kramers had Shaller pickups.

[Carbuff]

Can you just tap the center hole and then just use 1 screw on each side with a normal ring? Or are you trying for an exact oem thing.

[Firebird V]

Same goes for older BC Rich's = Schaller pickups.

[Newc]

Can you just tap the center hole and then just use 1 screw on each side with a normal ring? Or are you trying for an exact oem thing.

I don't have a thread tap set.

Wasn't sure if the ring was easy to find or not. Since it's not, and since this pickup isn't the one I thought it was (my old one had normal feet), then the point is moot, and the pickup's going away

[jtr]

B.C. Rich used Guild pickups 1st than DiMarzio untill the mid 80's. I don't remember them ever using Shaller not that they're bad pickups.