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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2022 6:34 am    
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What pickups fit in a LeGrande 3 ?
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Paul Stauskas


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DFW, TX
Post  Posted 16 Jul 2022 9:56 am    
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Mine has the Emmons 108n humbucker pickup.
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George Webb

 

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Mississauga, Ont, CAN
Post  Posted 24 Jul 2022 2:13 pm    
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Bob,

As far as I know Legrande III's were built with either the Emmons single coil .. or Emmons 108 humbuckers. The pickup plate is drilled differently for each.

There's a post somewhere by Jerry Roller on how he installed a BL 705 and got enough clearance below the strings.

Generally the BL and George L humbuckers are too tall for a recommended string clearance.

That said, I had a Bl 710 in mine and gigged happily with it for many years ... too close to the strings. There was the space of 1 1/2 quarter coins as opposed to the recommended 2 quarters.

There's also an option of machining the pickup plate but that's not easy.

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George
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