To rewind or not to...

[upplehoy]

A friend of mine who was playing my 64 telecaster lately
made me aware of the fact that my bridge pup starts
to sound "thin". - I guess he should know cuz he's the one I got it from 8 years ago and he hasn't played it since - Would it be a good idea to have a rewind ?
Ted Oberg in Holland (former Livin' Blues) has a repu-
tation of doing a good job... I was told by someone
that pick ups have to age to make them sound better.
Does this mean that a rewind will make this p up sound
like a new one and I will loose my 'vintage' tone ?
Haven't decided yet what to do...Any opinions ?
Many thanks,
John.

[Darrell]

If it doesn't work, rewind it. That "thin / aged" sound is what "an" owner of that pickup would be looking for...

If you want a different sound, get a different pickup, before you decrease the value of that one.

[Darrell]

working, pre-CBS, Fender tele pickup could fetch over 300 bucks in the open market.

A non-working one would fetch between 100 to 150.

[upplehoy]

[quote="Darrell"]If it doesn't work, rewind it. That "thin / aged" sound is what "an" owner of that pickup would be looking for...

Thanks for the advice Darrell,to be honest I didn't
even notice the sound was gettin' thinner untill the
bloke told me...hard to notice when it's played a lot-
don't even remember how it sounded 8 years ago
when I bought it.Guess the sound gradually alters by
getting older.Perhaps this is normal.In any case there's
quite a diff in sound compared to my 69 telecaster.
I'll stick to it , will only consider a rewind if it actually
dies...Thanks again for the good advice.
John