"Louis d’Or" as lower horn pickup selector switch cavity cover

[el8ed]

My “Honey” restoration is nearing its completion. One item that was still nagging me was how to creatively cover the lower horn pickup selector switch cavity which was left vacant after I moved the switch out of the way of my straying right-hand pinky finger to the “modern” location between the volume knobs.


A couple of days ago my ever-genius wife offered me a spare button from her Austrian traditional jacket (a Janker for those in the know) which is styled as a brass replica of a French Louis d’Or gold coin from 1640. Low and behold the size was a near perfect fit and after the inevitable application of Flitz polish (everything on “Honey” gets the Flitz treatment) it seemed like a perfectly viable solution.

Currently the “coin” is still attached with temporary double sided tape, but I am liking it better and better every day.
I thought this experiment might give someone else ideas but in any case I hope it to be entertaining to the local aficionados.


Adieu, Oliver 


PS: second photo: my bass, neighbor’s cow 

[keith_h]

An inventive way to solve the problem and personalize it at the same time. For permanent way to adhere the button bit still be able to remove it later a drop or two of super glue should work. If you ever decide to change out the button or remove it a quick blow from a rubber mallet should pop it loose.

[mica]

I love everything about this!

[pauldo]

Heck yea!

[growlypants]

Absolutely well done, sir!

[David Houck]

Looks like the cow is thinking "wow, that's an Alembic; it's not every day you see one of those out here in the fields".

[el8ed]

I appreciate your kind approval—taking a bow...

[gtrguy]

I did the same thing with one of mine a few years back until I got around to restoring the original electronics.

[el8ed]

Looks like the cow is thinking "wow, that's an Alembic; it's not every day you see one of those out here in the fields".

Funny you should say that. The cow actually got up from where she was sitting and came over to have a closer look. Most of the time they cannot be bothered to move once they found a spot they like … 

[el8ed]

I did the same thing with one of mine a few years back until I got around to restoring the original electronics.

Very cool indeed—I feel like I am in excellent company.

[sharkwagon]

Am I the only one who initially read this as "Louis L'Amour as lower horn pickup selector switch cavity cover"?
Which frankly also would have been amazing