Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 9:12 am Re: Pickup magnets |
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| Bob Bowman wrote: |
1. ... one long bar magnet with the N and S poles at each end. |
That wouldn't work properly. A bar magnet has almost no strength at the center, so the strings under the center would be weaker than those at the ends. You need to form a "magnetic circuit" for the bar magnet idea to work well.
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2. ... small cylindrical neodymium magnets |
Well, neo magnets are far stronger than other (alnico) types, so you'd get more signal. But the increased magnet strength might well reduce the sustain considerably.
Not to rain on your parade, but IMHO there are people who make a living out of making pickups, and very good pickups, at that. Unless you're just looking for the "I made them myself" credit, you'd probably get a far better pickup by letting one of these "pros" do the work for you. |
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