[Ignatius]

I recently bought a used Tele that has the whole Kinman solderless pickup and switch assembly. Not the way I would have gone personally and based on previous experiences I've had with Kinmans I was ready to tear the whole thing out, but for some reason these pickups seem to sound right in this guitar.

Anyway, the switch is the Kinman four way and there's a dead spot between the bridge position and the middle position. If I don't switch just right of or if my hand hits the switch accidentally it will cut my sound entirely - I've had this happen at two or three gigs now and it's undesirable to say the least.

Is this something that I can fix or does the switch need to be replaced? I'm not an electronics expert - I can do basic soldering and pickup installs, etc. - but what I do know is that this Kinman switch doesn't look like other Tele switches I've seen.

Any advice is appreciated!