hai,...
Need help,
how deep to rout the pickup cavity, and how tall the pickup surface from the string
or
how the benchmark for calculating the height of the stringand how height the string from fretwire
thank's a lot
herry tze
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| Author: | herry tze [ Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Pickup cavity and String height |
hai,... Need help, how deep to rout the pickup cavity, and how tall the pickup surface from the string or how the benchmark for calculating the height of the stringand how height the string from fretwire thank's a lot herry tze
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup cavity and String height |
Hi Herry, Depending on the style of pickup, I rout the cavities 3/4"to 1" deep. I set the top of my pickups about 1/8" below the strings which is close to the same hight as the top of the fretboard. Do a google search on Lollar Pickups. Jason Lollar has a nice video on how to set pickup hight on a finished insturment. Steve |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup cavity and String height |
Lay it out on paper. The pickups should be as close to the strings as possible, without affecting the strings vibrating. |
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| Author: | herry tze [ Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup cavity and String height |
thank's Alan & Steven I tried this afternoon to rout the cavity and the deep is 19 mm (from the book of Martin Koch) without measurement the pick up, so I think that too deep...  after reading the instructions from you... because the top flush with the body, so it is still far from the fretboard. thank's, I'll hoard cavity hole to make higher the pickup...  thank's herry |
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| Author: | Ziegenfuss [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup cavity and String height |
Hey Herry, The other thing that you have to remember is that you really cannot route a cavity 'too deep'. I say this tongue in cheek because obviously you could make some gross mistake here, but depending on the pickup - you either mount it on a thick piece of foam that can compress therefore supporting the pickup (P-90's, single coils inset, etc...) or the pickup will be suspended above the hole as it is mounted to a pickup ring - as in the case of most humbucker style pups... Stephen |
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| Author: | herry tze [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup cavity and String height |
hai Stephen, yeah... This is my first electric guitar, I was too excited to finish, so forget the important size and to the WISE WORD : twice the measurement BEFORE CUTTING hehehe... thank's....... ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")  I wanted to finish this guitar, and I 'll post to you... and the important think is the input and suggestions you, so that I can make it better. thankyou Stuart information for the pickup.... 
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