moojiefulagin Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Hi- What's involved in making a wood pickup cover? does it ruin the sound? how thin does it have to be on top? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 just use a stock one to trace the outline from and cut it.no it won't ruin the sound...you might like it better...but use a very hard wood...ebony,bocote,bubinga come to mind. how thin it needs to be depends on string clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted November 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 So as long as the wood isn't in the way of the strings the pickup will still recieve its signal perfectly? No matter how thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bell Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Wood doesn't mess with magnetic fields like metal does but the thicker the wood is the further the magnets will be from the strings so the quieter the pickup will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted November 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Perfect. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 i misunderstood the question...i thought you meant wood mounting rings. i really don't know the answer to the question you are asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 If you go to the Pickup Makers forum: http://www.firebottle.com/fireforum/fireBB...m=pmgd&enter=go and look at the thread pickup covers (not so much in the re: pickup covers thread) It is a cool idea and I would like to try it sometime. I thought there was another thread that dealt more with the process that some folks actually use, but I couldn't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted November 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Thanks. Does anyone else have any info on the subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Here's what I remember; Take a chunk of hardwood and size it to the height (or depth) of the cover plus a little extra for sanding . The other dimensions should be oversize so you can clamp or otherwise hold it down in during routing. Cut the inside cavity to fit the pickup first (I'd do several so you'd have extra in the event of a problem)You will not be able to get into the corners without switching to a very small bit and be sure not to route so deep you come throught the other side. Then you can cut the outside dimensions, I'd use a bandsaw, cutting to leave extra for sanding again. Clean it all up with files and sandpaper. I would think drilling polepiece holes would be pretty tricky to get spot on maybe use an existing cover to mark accurately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted November 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 good thinking. sounds like a plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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