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scott from _actual time_ · 01-07-2008, 08:53 PM

very cool stuff, there! do post more pics when you get a chance.

ibznorange · 01-07-2008, 09:53 PM

hrmmmmm.
i've got a motor. maybe i'll wind my own single 7 pickups... :scheme:

technomancer · 01-07-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by technomancer

Pretty cool

Will the pole pieces be cut down to be the same length as the thickness of the pups or will you drill the body to accomodate the pole pieces?

Hmmm wait, are those the two coils for a humbucker? If so then the pole pieces make perfect sense as the magnet will sit between the two rows of pole pieces

JBroll · 01-07-2008, 10:42 PM

Right-o... light-bulb moments may feel odd, but these things make a lot more sense than people think.

Also, if you have a gap between the polepieces and the magnet, you get a different sound. Experiment with that if you want a more 'airy' or 'open' sound (*hint hint nudge nudge*... don't want to give away any trade secrets or anything)...

Jeff

Durero · 01-08-2008, 02:43 AM

Awesome to see Dan

The wood covers look real classy too.

Love to see more pics of the process completed

ibznorange · 01-08-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JBroll

Right-o... light-bulb moments may feel odd, but these things make a lot more sense than people think.

Also, if you have a gap between the polepieces and the magnet, you get a different sound. Experiment with that if you want a more 'airy' or 'open' sound (*hint hint nudge nudge*... don't want to give away any trade secrets or anything)...

Jeff

like the Dimarzio air buckers perhaps? that they announce all over the faq?

i like the airyness personally, but it definately cuts output, but oh well. Dude, dual slug poles? is this a humbucker or a single?

amonb · 01-08-2008, 05:18 AM

I have never seen that process before in such depth, cheers Dan

dpm · 01-08-2008, 05:27 AM

Cheers all! I thought this might be a cool thing to see in detail. I was initially very tentative about getting into this pickup thing because of the lack of real information available, it's all shrouded in mystery mojo bullshit. Turns out I already had a decent understanding of the basic principles involved. It's not that different to cooking, once you get an idea of how the ingredients interact you can predictably alter the end result.

I'll get some pics of the rest of the construction and post them up asap.

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Originally Posted by HighGain510

Those look really cool Dan!

I think they would be interesting with the carbon fiber side up too!

You should wind 7-string singlecoil pickups for the guys on the board looking for some....

I'll make some carbon topped versions when I have the prefab sheet. My quick home lamination isn't pretty enough for that.

7 string singles are tempting. I'll probably get the templates ready for them when I do the first standard 8 humbuckers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by technomancer

Hmmm wait, are those the two coils for a humbucker? If so then the pole pieces make perfect sense as the magnet will sit between the two rows of pole pieces

Exactly right!

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBroll

Also, if you have a gap between the polepieces and the magnet, you get a different sound. Experiment with that if you want a more 'airy' or 'open' sound (*hint hint nudge nudge*... don't want to give away any trade secrets or anything)...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibznorange

like the Dimarzio air buckers perhaps? that they announce all over the faq?

i like the airyness personally, but it definately cuts output, but oh well. Dude, dual slug poles? is this a humbucker or a single?

That 'technology' is patented. Have I played around with that kind of thing? I can't recall. Who knows what's going on under the cloth tape? Mind like a sieve, y'know?

It's tricky to use screw poles with this construction method. Might be possible using styrene tubing instead of the poles... certainly something to ponder. These particular coils are a little taller and obviously longer than usual and they don't have a metal baseplate, all of which adds up to a brighter tone, which in turn allows me to put more iron in there to roll that off a touch and increase output (assuming a given wire gauge and number of windings).

amonb · 01-08-2008, 06:00 AM

Looking forward to more pics

Alpo · 01-08-2008, 06:10 AM

Cool stuff! Handwound pickups certainly sound different than machine wound. There's actually a pretty cool article on making pickups on the Bare Knuckle site: Bare Knuckle Pickups, North Devon, UK - Hand Wound Guitar Pickups

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