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Permalink Reply by Randy Webb on January 12, 2010 at 10:18am

Pictures of it would help. Not sure how a Magnetic pickup is presenting that problem? Sometimes Magnetic pickups can be a little microphonic, but not as bad as you describe. (not in my experience anyway)

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Permalink Reply by Jkevn on January 12, 2010 at 10:41am

Did it look like this?

These are actually small microphones, and as such, will amplify any sounds/vibrations that are picked up. Trying to isolate or muffle a mic will affect all sounds...not just the unwanted ones.

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Permalink Reply by Randy Webb on January 12, 2010 at 10:45am

If the pickup is like the one pictured, you can create a criss-cross pattern with rubber bands or small bungees inside the tin can and use them as a shock mount like for a condenser mic.

or you could put a piece of foam inside the tim under the bridge, then find away to affix that pickup without covering the "mic" and create a bit of a buffer.

Im just thinking off the top of my head tho...

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Permalink Reply by Sherb on January 12, 2010 at 11:21am

NO nothing like that it looks like a humbucker but inside is a single magnet wraped in a coil. As far as I can see it is a pickup not a microphone

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Permalink Reply by Randy Webb on January 12, 2010 at 11:27am

is it mounted directly to the tin, or is there a spring tension system to raise/lower it?

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Permalink Reply by RL Mott on January 12, 2010 at 11:35am

The red flag to me is the claim of working with steel or nylon strings . May be a piezo buried in there somewhere .

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Permalink Reply by Randy Webb on January 12, 2010 at 11:40am

That one slipped right by me. RL. He probably has some kind of hybrid.

RL Mott said:

The red flag to me is the claim of working with steel or nylon strings . May be a piezo buried in there somewhere .

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Permalink Reply by Sherb on January 12, 2010 at 12:05pm

yep I couldn't understand the working with nylon strings bit. But internally it seems like a simple pick up. It is mounted rigidly on to the box lid with rivits. I had thought of attempting to isolate it on a layer of foam

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Permalink Reply by RL Mott on January 12, 2010 at 12:16pm

Damn cool build , though , Sherb , one way or the other .

If there's a piezo buried somewhere amongst the mag pickup you may need a magnifying glass to see it or the "extra" wires to it , as is . They don't hafta be big , the old Barcus-Berry
"hotdots" back in the 70's were about 1/8" around .

edit ........ maybe use little o-rings to islolate it at the poprivets ????

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