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Peter J. Faith

 

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Florida, USA
Post  Posted 26 Mar 2013 6:24 pm    
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I have an old Magnatone hollow aluminum 6 string keyless. The sound is great but the 5th string is muted almost no sound at all, any ideas?
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Stephen Cowell


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Round Rock, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 26 Mar 2013 6:35 pm    
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If you could post pictures, inside and out, that might help... I'm not sure what kind of pickup, pole pieces, magnet, etc we're dealing with.

Also, beware of bronze strings!
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Peter J. Faith

 

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Florida, USA
Post  Posted 26 Mar 2013 7:00 pm     Manatone pickup problem
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It looks like a bar magnet with wires wrapped around it.
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Frank James Pracher


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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2013 2:46 am    
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I would try changing the strings first. See if that helps. Did the pickup have a metal cover? I have a keyless magnatone, but mine the pick up has a metal cover.
If changing the string doesn't help, try contacting Jason Lollar. He was very helpful when I had a pick up problem in one of my other Magnatones (the magnet was weak). To say he knows a lot about lap steel pickups would be an understatement.
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