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Topic: Looking for info on Valco pickups |
Bill McCloskey
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Posted 21 Nov 2018 1:38 pm |
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| Specifically the pickups that were part of the 4rh generation two pickup Eharps. Do this need any updating, remagnetizing, anything like that? Any other steels use those pickups? |
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 21 Nov 2018 2:37 pm
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Valco's under-string pickups used Alnico V magnets, so they're no more prone to demagnetization than most other '50s pickups. Unless you store them next to something like a speaker magnet or a neutron star for an extended period, they should be strong for a very long time.
I haven't taken apart an EHarp pickup, but based on Valco's constant recycling of existing designs, they're almost certainly extended versions of the 6-string units used on Valco guitars and steels. |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 21 Nov 2018 6:30 pm
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| Thanks Noah. it appears that one of the 2 pickups on my eharp is not working. Anyone have any idea about repairing them? |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Nov 2018 7:24 pm
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| So, what do ya mean by not working ? Completely dead ? Wiring OK ? Do you have a meter to check the winding for continuity ? |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 21 Nov 2018 8:05 pm
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| If I tap on the poles, i get some response from the top 2 poles nothing from the other. I am an idiot when it comes to electronics, so no meter. Other puckup is fine |
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David Venzke
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SE Michigan, USA
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