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Bob Gleason


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Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 17 Sep 2021 9:28 am    
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I am making a new lap steel 6. In the past I have only used height adjustable pickups. I would like to try the George L flat mount pickups. They are very tall, 13/16", so I assume that a recess has to be made in the body or the strings will be a mile high. Is the distance from the strings just guesswork then? I also see that the pickup can be wide or narrow mounted. I don't know what that means. It also says that the pickup can be used for 6, 8, and 10 string steels. I guess that must mean that there are no individual pole pieces and that string spacing does not matter. Any feedback appreciated. or suggestions for other pickups welcome too. Thanks, Bob
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 17 Sep 2021 9:30 am    
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I think a rough estimate for the distance from pickup to the strings is approx. the thickness of two quarters. Very Happy
Erv
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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 17 Sep 2021 8:40 pm    
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Wide mount means that the baseplate screws in from the sides of the pickup. Like Emmons pickups. Narrow mount means the baseplate sticks out a bit at the ends of the pickup. Like sho bud pickups. Have you listened to the George L pickups in a lap steel ?
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