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Topic: Identify this pickup? |
Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 4:41 pm |
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Who knows what brand pickup this is, and would a standard wide mount work as a replacement?
Thanks for the help, Mike |
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Larry Petree
From:
Bakersfield. Ca. USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 4:58 pm pickup
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| Zane Beck designed this pickup for the BMI steels he was building. It has a different mounting screw placement that is not narrow or wide mount. I have made mounting plates for the chrome 705's but it was very close. Good luck. |
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Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 5:06 pm
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| Thanks Larry for the help. I wonder if BMI offered different pickup choices when ordering, as I have seen photos of some with other pickups in them. Did the 705's improve the tone significantly? |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 5:41 pm BMI pickup
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Why change it?
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Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 5:49 pm Re: BMI pickup
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| Dave O'Brien wrote: |
| Why change it? |
Good question, not sure I want to, just curious what options were available. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 7:38 pm
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| My 1983 BMI came with a 705. (just fyi). |
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Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 19 Sep 2015 3:03 pm
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| Jon Light wrote: |
| My 1983 BMI came with a 705. (just fyi). |
Jon, was it a narrow or wide mount? |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 19 Sep 2015 3:31 pm
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It was wide, Mike. But as I look at it (I no longer have it) the mounting plate seems to have been trimmed for something. Don't know what's up with that. OTOH I replaced it with a GL pickup and did not need to do any alterations to drop it in so.... |
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Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 19 Sep 2015 3:50 pm
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Thanks Jon, I appreciate the help.  |
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