Dear Brains Trust,

I have nearly completed my Hofner kit and I'm pretty pleased with it.

I'm not entirely satisfied with the fixed bridge and have decided to manufacture a brass/chrome plated bridge as I'd prefer to adjust the intonation as well.

All that aside, I have a minor electrical problem. The electronics don't seem to be working properly. One pick up doesn't seem to work and the other is a bit buzzy.

I note that there was a spare piece of wire with the kit and I'm thinking it's an earth wire to the bridge/strings, but I'm not sure. There doesn't appear to be a spot to attach the wire.

It's the only thing I can think of as the problem - wiring the pickups is pretty hard to get wrong.

So does anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Stu