Wal MK1 Pickup Construction

[big_teee]

You might check this thread.
Marko makes some pickups pretty similar.
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t38297/
And, this thread.
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/mul...orial.1101377/
I make some multicoils that fit a MM Cover, with 3/8" x 3/4" A5 rod magnets.
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[M_Sarkez]

Have you got any drawings with the measurements?

[David Schwab]

Has anyone got the dimensions of these pickups? Like the bobbins size and length of the poles?

I have all the measurements. I just moved so I don't have that notebook here.

Obviously I had been working on this project a while but got sidetracked.

[M_Sarkez]

Hi

Does anyone know what kind of magnets were used in the original Wal pickup?

[David King]

C8s

[Chris Turner]

A few question on the Wal pickups, if anyone knows...


Does anyone have a source for C8 magnets in these sizes?

Does anyone know the dimensions of the keeper bars? Also, are keeper bars of this apparent size going to cause a lot of eddy currents?

[Joe Gwinn]

I think I have that book in a pile some where. I'll see if I can find whatever info there is in the book and post it here.

The Source: Melvyn Hiscock

[Chris Turner]

The Source: Melvyn Hiscock

Doh! Missed that.

I have that book, too. I guess it's been so long since I've gone through it, that I forgot it had pickup info in it. I'll have to check it out and see what info's in there.

[Chris Turner]

The Source: Melvyn Hiscock

Joe, I meant a source for acquiring C8 magnets of that size.

[Joe Gwinn]

Joe, I meant a source for acquiring C8 magnets of that size.

I meant the font of all guitar building knowledge.

[Chris Turner]

I meant the font of all guitar building knowledge.

Ah.. yes.

[David Schwab]

A few question on the Wal pickups, if anyone knows...


Does anyone have a source for C8 magnets in these sizes?

Does anyone know the dimensions of the keeper bars? Also, are keeper bars of this apparent size going to cause a lot of eddy currents?

I've got a box of the magnets from the vendor that sells them to Wal. I have it written down somewhere...

[David King]

Several of the UK foundries went kaput in the early 1990s so not all magnets that were are still available.

[Chris Turner]

I've got a box of the magnets from the vendor that sells them to Wal. I have it written down somewhere...

Hopefully you'll post the info if you can find it?

[David Schwab]

Several of the UK foundries went kaput in the early 1990s so not all magnets that were are still available.

These were purchased recently... like in the last 4 years.