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Topic: Valco string through pickups... |
Jon den Boer
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Posted 30 Aug 2010 11:23 am |
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| I recently acquired an old silvertone lap steel from the 50's, and it has the string thru pickup... all strings save for the 5th, sound clear and loud. I seem to remember a few threads on this very topic, where one could spruce these up with new magnets? I know that Lollar makes a killer one, but I'm thinking that this can be saved? All and any help is much appreciated!! |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Aug 2010 1:00 pm
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Rick Aiello used to make some killer magnets for those pickups, but according to his website he's not taking orders "at this time": http://www.horseshoemagnets.com/
Those pickups are very sensitive to how close the screws are to the strings,- is it possible to raise the screw under the 5th string just a little?
Also check that both magnets actually are magnets, on some models one of them is only a piece of silver painted wood...
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Jon den Boer
From:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Posted 30 Aug 2010 3:53 pm
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Thanks for the tips, i have also heard about those 'dummy' magnets, and this one is the real deal. Upon further inspection, the screw is lower than the others... i will try and raise it. Thanks again... i should have noticed myself  |
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Chris Battis
From:
Reno, Nevada, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2010 6:30 am
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Jason Lollar can sell you inexpensive new magnets for a string-through Valco p/up, so there's no need to replace the entire unit. I replaced both magnets in my old Supro and the improvement in tone and volume was amazing!
Chris |
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