Single Humbucker Wiring

[Chris Long]

Hi Everyone
I have an old Harmony Silhouette (1965) that I put a single humbucker in...I want to keep it as a single pickup instrument, but I want to install a switch that will get me regular humbucking, parallel humbucking and coil cut. I want to use a 3-way slider switch (on/on/on; from Stewmac) because that fits the guitar's look better.

I have seen wiring diagrams and I find them confusing...they all seem to assume that you'll be using a toggle switch. The diagrams always show 6 lugs on the bottom of the switch (2 rows of 3), but my 3-way slider switch has 8, in 2 rows of 4 (as best I can see from the photo at StewMac)...

How do I go about hooking this humbucker up to this switch so that it gives me 1)regular humbucking(series) in one position, 2)parallel humbucking in another position, and 3)a coil cut/tap in a third position?

The pickup is a Lawrence 4-wire L500, in case that matters.

Thanks for your help--I hate to sound so clueless--this may seem simple to some, but not to me, and I want to do it right the first time!!

Chris

[Lordathestrings]

Poke around the Stew-Mac website

http://www.eurekanet.com/~stewmac/07about.htm

There's a section on wiring there, and they probably have exactly what you're looking for, since you plan to use on of their switches.

If you need more, post again and I'll try to walk you through it

[Chris Long]

Thanks--
I may take you up on that help. The link you have given me didn't lead me anywhere, but it may not be the link's fault--I've been trying to get into StewMac's site for the past week and a half, and no dice. Once 3 days ago they were up, and I checked out all their wiring info and diagrams, but there were none that made sense--they all had switches with 6 lugs represented. And no specific mention of how to wire the slide switch.

I've been wondering, if I changed my plans and went with a rotary switch (which would look good, too) whether or not that would be any easier. I picture a rotary selector switch with an old chickenhead knob on it.

My problem (well, ONE of them),is that I don't want one of those newfangled mini switches or blade switches or toggle switches on this guitar! I guess if I just gave up, I would be in beter shape, but I won't!!

Chris

[Lordathestrings]

It looks like our good friends at StewMac have been rebuilding their website. Their specialty is luthier supplies, not website construction, so it may be a bit rough for a while. Their "Wiring 101" page only has one entry right now, but when the archive is available, this link should get you what you need.

http://www.stewmac.com/wiring101/index.html

Meanwhile, I'll sit me down to think. (Everybody should try something NEW once in a while). If I can figure out how to describe what you need in this text-only format, I'll do what I can for you.