The first thing I would do is make an inventory of all the parts you have on a spread sheet similar to Microsoft Excel. I use Excel for all my collections and it makes it easy to trade and send files over the internet. If you have things you want to keep, it’s a good way to know what you have for one thing and also you can put the parts in little mylar bags and keep a good inventory. Number each bag with little labels to keep the parts in order. Work out a system for organizing your hardware such as screws, plastic parts, pickups, hardware and pickguards for example. Becareful putting labels on plastic parts as the adhesive on the labels can react with the plastics and leave a mark or residue.

Try to sort all your items for each instrument or various types of hardware. You can use old pickup boxes to hold your parts. Try to keep magnets away from other pickups, and don’t let pickups touch each other because it can damage the existing magnetic field or damage the magnetic polarity. Pickups with exposed coils that bang against each other can be broken or damaged. Always keep parts in a good container. I’ve used a fishing tackle box to sort my parts.