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Topic: LDG pick up ohms |
David Zornes
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2019 6:24 pm |
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| I’ve always wanted a Lloyd green model steel. I just got one a couple of days ago and it is a beauty. But it has an L705 pick up on it. Can anyone tell me what they wound those pick ups to as a general rule? Also I have the original pick up the came with the LDG model; what did shot wind those pick ups to? I also noticed that when I engage my knee lever on the fourth string it always comes back flat. Would that be a finger problem underneath? |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Dave Meis
From:
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2019 6:52 am
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| Might try tightening the return spring with the Phillips head screw for that string. Hope this helps.. Don't know the original ohms, but I love the 705 in mine. I had a TT wound for mine, and Ricky Davis suggested 17.5k tapped at 11k... |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2019 7:04 am
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David Z.; the Bill Lawrence 705 is a "Humbucker" with two blade magnets and is 20.5 ohms; but it is NON-comparable in that resistance to a single coil "pole magnets" pickup like a truetone or original ShoBud pickup and Originals were wound somewhere in the 19,000 ohm area...ha....
As for your Lower returning flat....yes most likely you need to tighten that return spring; and if there is not a Phillips head at endplate to turn to tighten..then you have a later model with a spring that hooks on both ends...> you need to take the spring out and cut a ring off it...bend that end back out to hook...and hook back on.
Rivcky
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David Zornes
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2019 12:53 pm LDG ohms
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| Thank you my friends- you all are great! |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2019 8:28 pm
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DC resistance measurements are relatively meaningless when it comes to pickup output and tone. The wire used, the bobbin design, magnet type, design and placement and other factors are more significant.
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional |
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