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PM sent to ya, Tommy.

Brand new, was my spare but after 3 years my main Moyo has yet to fail me.

SOLD $100/shipped.

https://i.imgur.com/VEbSEyk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RWNTbvx.jpg

The good ones leave us far too soon, Bob is missed for sure.

rfd@rfd.cc

Killer!

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It’s interesting that the Telecaster kept that style the metal neck pickup cover even though the Stringmaster and all the pre-CBS Fender pickups thereafter used plastic.
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Leo added the n ...

Bought this lap steel to test out my Cavalier Stringmaster 8 pickups, it's a few weeks old but in like-new condition. The pair of S8 pickups have one wound as RWRP and both are wired in a parallel no ...

I play on a Melbert 8 string, 23 1/4" scale, (B11th tuning- B C#, D#, F#, A, C#, E, G#, low to high) with a a G# on the first string. That string can sound a little thin if I'm not careful. I us ...

Rob,
I might be interested in a pair for a Stringmaster project. Do you have a different pickup for the bridge and neck positions? I believe that one should be reverse wound from the other for a hum ...

In y'all opinions, what -if any- are your personal advantages and disadvantages for a particular lap steel's scale length?

What scale length suits the music you wish to create best, and why?

Rob, do you know if the stock (old) Stringmaster covers will fit over your picks. A lot of modern SM PUs recreations don’t fit the old plastic covers.

I’m sure yours are fantastic.

Hi Tom ...

Yup, someone who makes and offers pickups can rewind them for you, right to Stringmaster spex. Very Happy

They sure don't look like pickups for a pedal steel. Rolling Eyes

Erv

To each their own ... Rolling Eyes

Seeking an artist to demo these newly added pickups to the Cavalier passive instrument pickup offerings.

Contact rob@cavalierpickups.com

https://cavalierpickups.com/cavimgs/stringmaster.jpg

Seeking an artist to demo these newly added pickups to the Cavalier passive instrument pickup offerings.

Contact rob@cavalierpickups.com

https://cavalierpickups.com/cavimgs/stringmaster.jpg

The iconic Fender Stringmaster Steel Guitar pickup. The pickup design is 9000 turns of 42AWG over 8 AlNiCo V poles, light wax potting. Custom winds and builds at NO additional charge! No cover, cotton ...

Scale length = measure from the nut to the 12th fret, multiply x 2.

It's not a particularly unusual design among cheap old pickups; Danelectro's, for example, make this one look princely!

It's possible that the pots are somehow acting as antennae for noise, and it' ...

Is there any chance of changing the wiring or capacitor to eliminate or reduce the hum?

IF you are handy with a proper soldering iron, solder the pickup directly to the jack and listen - if the buz ...

I wasn't sure how the magnet was situated either, so I found these pics of the same model being repaired. It looks like the coil is wound directly on the magnet (no bobbin). The rivets go through thos ...

Ah - that's a Harmony-built steel with a single-coil DeArmond pickup. It will produce some hum depending on its orientation to the noise source. There may be additional contributions to the hum, but i ...

Ah - that's a Harmony-built steel with a single-coil DeArmond pickup. It will produce some hum depending on its orientation to the noise source. There may be additional contributions to the hum, but i ...

Whatever the passive pickup is - dual or single coil - the pots are full of corrosion and should be cleaned inside and out, or better yet replaced. My suggestion is to pull out ALL of the electronics ...

There are typically sundry reasons for passive pickup noise. Most always it's the pickup itself, particularly if it's single coil, but it could also be the overall circuit itself, the wiring, the com ...

Like new and much modified, IMHO the best lap steel value and now more so that it's been modded. I had ordered this before finishing my custom build 25-1/2" lap steel, so no need for this goodie. ...

Ah yes, the curse of the single coil 60 cycle mambo.

I was fortunate to have had many conversations with Bill Lawrence and got to test out his mini coils and many other of his pickups before they w ...

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Topic: FS: Moyo Volume Pedal - SOLD
Rob DiStefano Replies: 3 Views: 338	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 18 Jun 2024 5:24 am Subject: FS: Moyo Volume Pedal - SOLD
Rob DiStefano Replies: 3 Views: 338	PM sent to ya, Tommy.
Topic: FS: Moyo Volume Pedal - SOLD
Rob DiStefano Replies: 3 Views: 338	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 18 Jun 2024 3:56 am Subject: FS: Moyo Volume Pedal - SOLD
Rob DiStefano Replies: 3 Views: 338	Brand new, was my spare but after 3 years my main Moyo has yet to fail me. SOLD $100/shipped. https://i.imgur.com/VEbSEyk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RWNTbvx.jpg
Topic: A Tab In Memory of Bob
Rob DiStefano Replies: 22 Views: 5393	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 7 Apr 2023 3:45 am Subject: A Tab In Memory of Bob
Rob DiStefano Replies: 22 Views: 5393	The good ones leave us far too soon, Bob is missed for sure. rfd@rfd.cc
Topic: Jump Blues on Reso
Rob DiStefano Replies: 6 Views: 1622	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Apr 2023 12:03 pm Subject: Jump Blues on Reso
Rob DiStefano Replies: 6 Views: 1622	Killer!
Topic: Why 2 Pickups?
Rob DiStefano Replies: 9 Views: 2381	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Apr 2023 10:46 am Subject: Why 2 Pickups?
Rob DiStefano Replies: 9 Views: 2381	... It’s interesting that the Telecaster kept that style the metal neck pickup cover even though the Stringmaster and all the pre-CBS Fender pickups thereafter used plastic. ... Leo added the n ...
Topic: IYV 8 string lap steel *SOLD*
Rob DiStefano Replies: 2 Views: 1065	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 2 Apr 2023 8:03 am Subject: IYV 8 string lap steel *SOLD*
Rob DiStefano Replies: 2 Views: 1065	Bought this lap steel to test out my Cavalier Stringmaster 8 pickups, it's a few weeks old but in like-new condition. The pair of S8 pickups have one wound as RWRP and both are wired in a parallel no ...
Topic: Lap Steel Scale Length Comparisons
Rob DiStefano Replies: 15 Views: 5273	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2023 8:23 am Subject: Lap Steel Scale Length Comparisons
Rob DiStefano Replies: 15 Views: 5273	I play on a Melbert 8 string, 23 1/4" scale, (B11th tuning- B C#, D#, F#, A, C#, E, G#, low to high) with a a G# on the first string. That string can sound a little thin if I'm not careful. I us ...
Topic: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 5 Views: 925	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 20 Mar 2023 8:08 am Subject: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 5 Views: 925	Rob, I might be interested in a pair for a Stringmaster project. Do you have a different pickup for the bridge and neck positions? I believe that one should be reverse wound from the other for a hum ...
Topic: Lap Steel Scale Length Comparisons
Rob DiStefano Replies: 15 Views: 5273	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Mar 2023 6:18 am Subject: Lap Steel Scale Length Comparisons
Rob DiStefano Replies: 15 Views: 5273	In y'all opinions, what -if any- are your personal advantages and disadvantages for a particular lap steel's scale length? What scale length suits the music you wish to create best, and why?
Topic: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 5 Views: 925	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 20 Mar 2023 2:33 am Subject: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 5 Views: 925	Rob, do you know if the stock (old) Stringmaster covers will fit over your picks. A lot of modern SM PUs recreations don’t fit the old plastic covers. I’m sure yours are fantastic. Hi Tom ...
Topic: 6-string pickup replacement
Rob DiStefano Replies: 6 Views: 1022	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Mar 2023 2:08 am Subject: 6-string pickup replacement
Rob DiStefano Replies: 6 Views: 1022	Yup, someone who makes and offers pickups can rewind them for you, right to Stringmaster spex.
Topic: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 1 Views: 638	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Mar 2023 7:30 am Subject: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 1 Views: 638	They sure don't look like pickups for a pedal steel. Erv To each their own ...
Topic: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 1 Views: 862	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Mar 2023 3:02 am Subject: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 1 Views: 862	Seeking an artist to demo these newly added pickups to the Cavalier passive instrument pickup offerings. Contact rob@cavalierpickups.com https://cavalierpickups.com/cavimgs/stringmaster.jpg
Topic: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 2 Views: 1162	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 16 Mar 2023 3:01 am Subject: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 2 Views: 1162	Seeking an artist to demo these newly added pickups to the Cavalier passive instrument pickup offerings. Contact rob@cavalierpickups.com https://cavalierpickups.com/cavimgs/stringmaster.jpg
Topic: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 5 Views: 925	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 15 Mar 2023 9:46 am Subject: Cavalier Stringmaster 8 string pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 5 Views: 925	The iconic Fender Stringmaster Steel Guitar pickup. The pickup design is 9000 turns of 42AWG over 8 AlNiCo V poles, light wax potting. Custom winds and builds at NO additional charge! No cover, cotton ...
Topic: Scale length on older Fender?
Rob DiStefano Replies: 6 Views: 1623	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Mar 2023 5:59 am Subject: Scale length on older Fender?
Rob DiStefano Replies: 6 Views: 1623	Scale length = measure from the nut to the 12th fret, multiply x 2.
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 4:40 pm Subject: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	It's not a particularly unusual design among cheap old pickups; Danelectro's, for example, make this one look princely! It's possible that the pots are somehow acting as antennae for noise, and it' ...
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 4:13 pm Subject: Re: Loney lap steel
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Is there any chance of changing the wiring or capacitor to eliminate or reduce the hum? IF you are handy with a proper soldering iron, solder the pickup directly to the jack and listen - if the buz ...
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 3:46 pm Subject: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	I wasn't sure how the magnet was situated either, so I found these pics of the same model being repaired. It looks like the coil is wound directly on the magnet (no bobbin). The rivets go through thos ...
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 3:17 pm Subject: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Ah - that's a Harmony-built steel with a single-coil DeArmond pickup. It will produce some hum depending on its orientation to the noise source. There may be additional contributions to the hum, but i ...
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 2:53 pm Subject: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Ah - that's a Harmony-built steel with a single-coil DeArmond pickup. It will produce some hum depending on its orientation to the noise source. There may be additional contributions to the hum, but i ...
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 2:31 pm Subject: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Whatever the passive pickup is - dual or single coil - the pots are full of corrosion and should be cleaned inside and out, or better yet replaced. My suggestion is to pull out ALL of the electronics ...
Topic: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2023 10:54 am Subject: Loney lap steel guitar
Rob DiStefano Replies: 16 Views: 2145	There are typically sundry reasons for passive pickup noise. Most always it's the pickup itself, particularly if it's single coil, but it could also be the overall circuit itself, the wiring, the com ...
Topic: FS: GStyle Lap Steel *SOLD*
Rob DiStefano Replies: 0 Views: 711	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 8 Mar 2023 9:24 am Subject: FS: GStyle Lap Steel *SOLD*
Rob DiStefano Replies: 0 Views: 711	Like new and much modified, IMHO the best lap steel value and now more so that it's been modded. I had ordered this before finishing my custom build 25-1/2" lap steel, so no need for this goodie. ...
Topic: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 75 Views: 16884	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Mar 2023 6:05 pm Subject: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups
Rob DiStefano Replies: 75 Views: 16884	Ah yes, the curse of the single coil 60 cycle mambo. I was fortunate to have had many conversations with Bill Lawrence and got to test out his mini coils and many other of his pickups before they w ...