As for pickups, there is some controversy. When I built my first, my research suggested that Alligator sported 1954 Fender pickups which would have been Alnico III magnets. Fender switched to Alnico V in 1955. I wound my own using Alnico III magnets, heavy formvar wire, and 1954 specs, but with a 1955 stagger. The 1954 stagger had a lower G pole as people at that time tended to use wound G strings. I also shielded the inside of the pickup covers and left the strings ungrounded, as on the original Alligator.
I got my tailpiece and wood plate from Robert Rusch, though I had to do some modification to allow for low action. Alligator has very high action, as Jerry preferred, and was incapable of being adjusted for low action until it was recently modified. I made my own brass bridge.
Bill, tgo
First: 6/22/69 (Central Park)
Last: 6/4/95 (Shoreline)
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