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Topic: EXCITING NEWS — Introducing the MagNiStop, a new half-stop! |
Hans Holzherr
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Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 16 Dec 2024 11:38 pm |
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After over 3 years of trial and error I am thrilled to introduce a novel magnetic half-stop with an as yet unheard of combination of features such as good cross-brand compatibility.
Please visit https://magnistop.laughingpick.com/ for all infos.
Thank you for your support!
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K Maul
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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 17 Dec 2024 4:52 am
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Very interesting!
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Tommy Auldridge
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2024 7:10 am Emmons p/p
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| I, for one would like to see it avialable for Emmons Push/pulls. Thanks, Tommy..... |
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Hans Holzherr
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Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 23 Dec 2024 8:44 am Re: Emmons p/p
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| Tommy Auldridge wrote: |
| I, for one would like to see it avialable for Emmons Push/pulls. Thanks, Tommy..... |
Thamks, Tommy! I will test a new PP prototype in about two weeks. |
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Joe Shelby
From:
Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2024 4:33 pm
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Will these fit a ZumSteel with center pull bell cranks?
Thanks.
Joe |
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Hans Holzherr
From:
Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 23 Dec 2024 6:03 pm
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| Joe Shelby wrote: |
Will these fit a ZumSteel with center pull bell cranks?
Thanks.
Joe |
Yes, but read the specifications paragraph on the website https://magnistop.laughingpick.com/#specs |
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 23 Dec 2024 9:00 pm Loudness Concerns
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Going by the demo videos, this unit sounds prohibitively acoustically loud and I suspect
the sound of its impact would show up in the signal via the guitars pickup as well.
Perhaps the camera that recorded the videos has some degree of 'auto level' but even
with that considered, the noise seems as though it would be excessive, particularly in
quiet performance/recording settings.
Comments, please . . .
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Hans Holzherr
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Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 24 Dec 2024 12:11 am Re: Loudness Concerns
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| Russ Wever wrote: |
Going by the demo videos, this unit sounds prohibitively acoustically loud and I suspect
the sound of its impact would show up in the signal via the guitars pickup as well.
Perhaps the camera that recorded the videos has some degree of 'auto level' but even
with that considered, the noise seems as though it would be excessive, particularly in
quiet performance/recording settings.
Comments, please . . . |
The clunk is about as loud as when a pedal that is mashed quickly hits its stop. Both actions excite the strings on a microscopic level, whose vibrations disturb the magnetic field around the pickup. Fortunately, compared with the magnitude of string excitation when picked, the added noise part is neglectable. Also, since the hardness of the half-stop can be set from practically "zero" to "too hard", and with it, the volume of the clunk sound, you can decide how much "feel-stop feeling" you want to retain. It's sort of a trade-off. Personally, I am not concerned about the clunk. When I push the lever to the full stop, I am having two clunks instead of just one. You get used to it.
I think most of the clunk sound comes from the release of tension in the cross rod, with a small part coming from the armature hitting the ram again, after separation. Both are inextricably linked to the mechanism of action of the device. So, I doubt that anything can be done to lessen that noise while retaining the hardness set.
If you have more questions, let me know. |
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 24 Dec 2024 12:20 pm
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Just when you think there are no more ideas.
Thinking out of the box. |
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Hans Holzherr
From:
Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Eugenio Poppi
From:
Italy
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Posted 4 Jan 2025 9:56 am Magnet Half Stop
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Just finished to install on my MSA millenium. It works very smooth and the micrometric screw allow to tune very precious the half stop. There’s a “click” when it’s engaged, but not so loud as I can’t listen it in my earphone.
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