Hey Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Okay, I've read a bit about pickup winding, and they're always really clear about how the process begins... You start with winding the wire through an eyelet on the bottom, and you start winding the pickup on the bottom. That makes a lot of sense. But what happens when you get to the end? I imagine something like this.. The wire has reached the top and now has to connect back to the bottom eyelet. But what about that bit of wire on the right there? If it was tight, wouldn't it be very likely to break? If it was loose, wouldn't there be some unraveling of the coils? Is there some standard solution to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Don't they coat the wound coils with a little varnish or something (or wax-pot them) to prevent unravelling? Why not move the last few winds back down to the bottom againso it can exit along the bobbin base to the other eyelet? Do you know about scatter-winding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sulzer Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 You go between to and bottom many times before you get enough turns on, so you can always arrange to stop at the bottom, not that it matters so much when the coil form is pretty much full. Okay, I've read a bit about pickup winding, and they're always really clear about how the process begins... You start with winding the wire through an eyelet on the bottom, and you start winding the pickup on the bottom. That makes a lot of sense. But what happens when you get to the end? I imagine something like this.. The wire has reached the top and now has to connect back to the bottom eyelet. But what about that bit of wire on the right there? If it was tight, wouldn't it be very likely to break? If it was loose, wouldn't there be some unraveling of the coils? Is there some standard solution to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Okay, thanks. I guess the answer was pretty simple, but since I haven't wound one yet, I didn't realize there'd be enough turns for coil to go back and forth like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Oh, yeah, there will. Think thousands. You will will have something between 7500 and 8000 turns for a pretty standard strat pickup. And when youre done you can protect the coil with a bit of cloth tape all around the windings. And most winders "pot" the pickup in hot wax to stop it from being microphonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've never really understood what is meant or what is actually happening when a pickup is said to have gone 'microphonic'. Can anyone clarify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setain Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) A pickup is microphonic when its coils are loose enough that they vibrate when the guitar's body vibrates. This means that the pickup, like a microphone too close to a speaker, can feedback and squeal. In even more extreme cases, the pickup can even detect your voice, thought that is quite rare. Edited January 25, 2008 by Setain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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