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Billy Knowles
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Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 11 Nov 2018 6:06 pm |
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Can anyone tell me what this is, I have no idea
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Billy Knowles
STEEL GUITAR EAST
Emmons authorized dealer and approved service technician
my web site: http://www.steelguitareast.com |
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Carl Williams
From:
Oklahoma
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Posted 11 Nov 2018 6:11 pm
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| Billy, It looks like a fiddle pickup. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Nov 2018 6:16 pm
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It looks like the volume control/contact pickup unit that DeArmond sold back in the '50s and '60s for violins and classic guitars. (It was an acoustic microphone that could be attached to the body of the instrument.)
They also sold a version with a magnetic bar pickup which slid under the strings, that could be used on steel-stringed instruments. |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 11 Nov 2018 7:36 pm
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Yup, DeArmond contact pickup. I had one for years, used it mostly for a nylon-string guitar, not sure if I still have it. I saw lots of folkies use them back in the day for that purpose. Actually, I think they sound pretty good for nylon-string guitar - I found them more "acoustic-sounding" than modern piezos.
In principle, you could use it for any acoustic stringed instrument, since it directly responds to vibrations from the top of the instrument. |
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Billy Knowles
From:
Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 11 Nov 2018 8:16 pm thanks
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thanks fellows, I had no idea what it was
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Billy Knowles
STEEL GUITAR EAST
Emmons authorized dealer and approved service technician
my web site: http://www.steelguitareast.com |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 12 Nov 2018 7:56 am
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Friend of mine had one for his upright bass back in the day. It sounded good, but was prone to feedback.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2018 8:35 am
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I had one that I used on a 5 string banjo, sounded good. 
Erv |
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Don Drummer
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2018 12:33 pm What is it
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| Looks like something Buck Trent was using with Porter. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2018 12:47 pm
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Could very well be.
Erv |
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