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Comment by Dave Lynas on December 10, 2017 at 1:17am

Hey Paul, what metals can work well over mag pups? I think brass, copper and aluminum are ok. But I'm no expert. I don't think steel would work. Do you know?

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 9, 2017 at 2:48pm

This pickup was played a while before the copper cover and sounds as good and strong as before it was added. I have an Elmar, several Dan Sleep pickups all with copper covers. They all work great. I was worried the copper might hurt, but seems fine. I would have gone to a thin wood cover if needed.

Comment by Paul Craig on December 9, 2017 at 10:41am

How well does the pickup perform? Having any issues with weak signal?

Pickups usually have a base plate that aids or hinders the shaping of the magnetic field. Some pickups can suffer from the metal being between the pickup's poles and the strings. That can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what the pickup is mounted in and the pickup's strength.

It does look good.

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 9, 2017 at 10:07am

Thanks Wes. Slip slidin away.

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 9, 2017 at 12:04am

I was lucky to find a nice sheet of copper. I'll be making copper parts for a long time.

Comment by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on December 8, 2017 at 8:34am

sweet way to finish it off Dave .