New Pickup winding book and parts supplyer

[ruyzalim]

Hello i found this forum and would like to ask you what you think about the work im doing, im writing a new pickup winding book it is covering all about pickups, bass pickups, guitar pickups and piezos also , also im going to suply all the magnets and parts you will need for your projects , im i doing a good thing or just spending my time for nothing?

Im the developer of the RL-Legacy Humbuckers -www.rl-legacy.com
sound samples here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c1bbG-diY0

read about them: http://www.malagolieurope.com/legacy.zip


EDIT: another question, since im writing the book what things you would like to see in it discussed?

many thanks
best regards

[ruyzalim]

strange seems nobody interested

[David Schwab]

Kind of hard to be interested when their website has things like this:

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There's nothing to read!

And why on earth is the PDF file in a zip archive? It only saved 60k on the file size, and it looks very suspicious to PC users.

I'm on a Mac so I opened it without worrying about it being some rouge application.

[kevinT]

If you decide to write a book, be prepared for a lot of work. I wrote and self published a book on how to write and design newsletters back in the 90s and it was tons of work.

In terms of what you cover in your book, you should know this if you're an expert on pickups and know enough to write a book about it.

There are a few pickup books already out there and in order for me to even consider purchasing your book, it better be good. You have a high standard to meet from authors Brosnac, Lollar, and Milan. Their books already cover the fundemetals and unless you have some groundbreaking information, i.e., your own personal proven pickup secrets, and/or new techniques, why would anyone buy it. We also have this forum to learn from one another.

By all means go for it, but be prepared for a lot of writing, editing, coming up with proper informational graphics, design and layout of the book, publishing decisions, shooting photos, etc. There is a lot more to writing a book than just putting words on paper.

Publishers, before they consider taking on a project, will survey what books are already out there that cover this topic. So if you decide to go with a publisher, you may have a hard time selling your idea to them...unless your book is really good. If a publisher accepts your book, then your editing services, layout, graphics decisions, will be done for you. However, if you go it alone, you will probably have to pay folks to edit, design and layout, shoot professional photos, etc..unless you already have these skills so that you can do it yourself.

I am not trying to discourage you from doing it, i am bringing to light the reality of writing a book. You have a lot of hard work ahead of you.

[ruyzalim]

Thank you my friends , i will take all those factors in consideration

[ruyzalim]

Another thing, maybe you didn´t understand the second part, so i explain, what i really want to do is process my knoledge of years developing pickups and teach the way to do them and how to do several winding machines very simple and counters very effective without spend almost nothing, the other big idea is suplly all parts you will need to make your pickups cause i have all parts i want!

:) so you get the knowledge and all parts and magnets you want!

[Chuck_Farlee]

Here is a self-publishing guru:

http://www.danpoynter.com/sites/para/

I've heard Dan Poynter speak, and is full of great ideas for self publishing. In fact one of the things he says is that bookstores are lousy places to sell books.

chuck

[ruyzalim]

Here is a self-publishing guru:

http://www.danpoynter.com/sites/para/

I've heard Dan Poynter speak, and is full of great ideas for self publishing. In fact one of the things he says is that bookstores are lousy places to sell books.

chuck

Thanks a lot ;)

lets take a look! many thanks

EDIT: many thanks this website is very helpful

[Brad1]

Not trying to be overly critical, and I suspect English isn't your native language, so I'll not be too harsh on word choice and spelling...but I suspect punctuation and capitalization rules apply most anywhere?

Anyone who comes into a forum hoping to sell books and manuals should probably display at least some proper writing skills? In your last post, alone, I counted 8 such errors, and lost count trying to count the other posts...not including spelling.

This would tend to make the average person suspicious of the amount of preparation that might go into a book, if one isn't disciplined enough to try to write even one post without so many errors.

You may, indeed, know what you are doing, but if you are going to compete...especially in such a narrow field with no truly widespread appeal...you'll likely need someone to write the entire book for you, judging from your posts.

Let's just say, my first impression of you as a writer of books is not very flattering.
You may want to take that into consideration, and consider this a helpful suggestion?

Brad1

[ruyzalim]

Not trying to be overly critical, and I suspect English isn't your native language, so I'll not be too harsh on word choice and spelling...but I suspect punctuation and capitalization rules apply most anywhere?

Anyone who comes into a forum hoping to sell books and manuals should probably display at least some proper writing skills? In your last post, alone, I counted 8 such errors, and lost count trying to count the other posts...not including spelling.

This would tend to make the average person suspicious of the amount of preparation that might go into a book, if one isn't disciplined enough to try to write even one post without so many errors.

You may, indeed, know what you are doing, but if you are going to compete...especially in such a narrow field with no truly widespread appeal...you'll likely need someone to write the entire for you, judging from your posts.

Let's just say, your first impression as a writer of books is not very flattering.
You may want to take that into consideration, and consider this a helpful suggestion?

Brad1


hello im portuguese so the book will be in portuguese and translated later by a professional ;) thanks for the sugestion

[Brad1]

OK. Glad you weren't offended.;)

In retrospect, I guess I'd have a hard time writing in proper Portuguese without all those upside-down question marks and ~-things over the n, etc.

Maybe I was a bit harsh. If so, I apologize.

Guess I shouldn't get on here when I've just had a bad day, huh?:confused:

Brad1

[ruyzalim]

hehe no problem ;)

[Spence]

So who are you Ruyzalim? What's your real name and background?

[ruyzalim]

So who are you Ruyzalim? What's your real name and background?

My real name is Rui Luis im a Portuguese Luthier and musician, i have many years in experience , developing pickups and guitars basses and electric violins, i recently developed what many musicians consider already the perfect set of humbuckers you can read about them in a pdf file included in a zip file here:

www.malagolieurope.com/legacy.zip trust me its no virus its just a zip file with a pdf included

the website of the pickups is:

www.rl-legacy.com its not complete yet :(

[Spence]

What projects do you have in mind for us?

[ruyzalim]

Maybe help in some questions and as i said i can be a parts supllier also, for your projects , i can get complet kits of humbuckers including cables or single coils for instance, as ceramic and Alnico magnets, screws.....

now i will be a regular user hope to learn and give away some of my knowledge too:)

[gilligan]

What parts, and what prices? Always looking!
Ron

[Possum]

what kind of plain enamel magnet wire do you have access to? Who makes that kind of wire where you are and is it any good?

[Spence]

'Projects' as in 'Hobbyist' or 'Weekend Warrior' ? Not really my thing.

[ruyzalim]

what kind of plain enamel magnet wire do you have access to? Who makes that kind of wire where you are and is it any good?

As a pickup maker i only use industrial quantitys of enamel wire , so its the only thing i won´t suplly for you, i will build a website with all parts and kits , for example i intend to have a complet kit of humbuckers including 4 wire cable screws , magnet etc... so you only have to wind and pot
im from Portugal

[JGundry]

As a pickup maker i only use industrial quantitys of enamel wire , so its the only thing i won´t suplly for you, i will build a website with all parts and kits , for example i intend to have a complet kit of humbuckers including 4 wire cable screws , magnet etc... so you only have to wind and pot
im from Portugal

Can you tell us the plain enamel supplier? A link, name or a telephone number? My brother speaks Portuguese and can easily order for me. I prefer ordering industrial quantities.

[Possum]

Yes, we are interested in industrial amounts of plain enamel, not small tiny rolls. A few of us here are not hobby winders and use alot of wire.....

[ruyzalim]

Yes, we are interested in industrial amounts of plain enamel, not small tiny rolls. A few of us here are not hobby winders and use alot of wire.....

What countries are you guys? to see what i can do

[JGundry]

Possum and I are both in the USA.

[WolfeMacleod]

Possum and I are both in the USA.

And the same here. Curently, I'm setting up to purchase 50 pound of Plain Enamel. Don't really want to, but need to in order to get the specs I use most of.

[chevalij]

And the same here. Curently, I'm setting up to purchase 50 pound of Plain Enamel. Don't really want to, but need to in order to get the specs I use most of.

If you want to shed youself of 5 - 10lbs of 42 PE, I'd help you out.

[gilligan]

Me too.
Ron: