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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 6:36 am |
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I would like to change the 2 P/U on my D10 Franklin, currently a pair of E66 that I find too crispy on the E9 and not as deep voiced as I expect for the C6.
Have you experimented such a mount on a Franklin?
What will be your choice concerning new pickups?
Thanx for your advice.
Fred
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 9:23 am
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The age of the Franklin determines what was orginally on the guitars. Originally he was making his own single coil pickups but he later started using Lawrence pickups. I have a late 81 model D-10 and it came with Lawrence 705 pickups.
I now have Lawrence 710 pickups on my Franklin and have had these on for a long time.
EDIT: I do not have the 510 pickups. I've already had an inquiry about buying the 510's. They were sold when I installed the 710's. |
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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 2:14 pm
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| I have #79, maybe of 1984-85... |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 3:32 pm
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It probably had the Lawrence 705's originally.
(Mine is S/N 65) |
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Andy Schick
From:
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 7:04 pm
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I have BL 710 in my # 14.
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 7:27 pm
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Michael Douchette
From:
Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 24 Mar 2007 6:41 am
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| i'd go w: the BL 710 ( double coil) or if you can't get original Franklin single coils, opt for True Tones |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 24 Mar 2007 7:16 pm
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The reason I got into the Tonaligner pickups was because they sounded so good in my Franklins. I bought the company from Jim Pitman because he didn't want to do it any more. So now I'm making and selling them. Send me an Email if you are interested.
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Mar 2007 11:27 pm
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In ’80 I bought new Franklin #024 and he used his own wound P/U's which I really liked, but; by ’83 he was no longer winding his own P/U's when I bought new #069. He then installed Geo. L's. In ’05 I bought new #192 in which he used L–710's. I liked the P/U's in all my Franklins, but; if I had to make a choice now, I would definately choose the L–710, although I am currently using the Geo. L. 10–1's in my Derby and I like those a lot also!
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My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 25 Mar 2007 12:06 am
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My first thought about it was effectively BL 710. My second thought was PF-1 and PF-2.
Any comments? |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 25 Mar 2007 2:13 am
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| The last time I asked what Paul Franklin, Jr was using in his guitars (two years ago) his Dad told me some had Lawrence 705's and some had Lawrence 710's. |
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Tommy Roten
From:
Trondheim, Norway
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 7:40 am
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| I replaced the 705 on my E9 neck to a 710 a year ago. Wasn't a big job, but the new pickup was a little to wide, so I had to cut off a little of the mountingplate to fit it. Yeah and by the way, my guitar is nr 85(from around 1984). |
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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 8:30 am
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| Has another Franklin owner experimented the same problem with the 710 as depicted by Tommy? |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 2:04 pm
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I haven't heard of anyone else that had a 710 that would not fit in a Franklin, without modifcation. Must have just been yours. Franklin Guitar was selling 710 pickups (may still be) and where I got the ones for mine.
The only thing I had to do was enlarge the mounting holes a little as the stock mounting holes in the pickups would not completely line up with the screw holes on my Franklin. |
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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 9:49 pm
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Any opinion 'bout PF-1 and PF-2?
And Bob, can you tell me more about the Tonealigner pickup? |
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Ulf Edlund
From:
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 2:34 am
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I have a PF-I on e9 and PF-II on C6.
I'm pleased with the sound but i have never tried any other pickups in it, so i can't compare.
Maybe the grass is greener somwhere else 
Uffe |
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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 9:11 am
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| Thanks to each of you for your judicious advices! |
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