So What Is The "Proper" Way To Store Pickups?

[verhoevenc]

So I've done a bunch of searching and reading and the only answer on the question I could find was 'if not stored properly they can demagnetize.' Although, there's no answer as to what "proper" storage equates to. I was wondering if someone could spell this out cause I've got a bunch of pickups wrapped in about a layer of bubble-wrap each sitting in a box at a friend's place... for a couple months now. Should I be worried? Do I need to call him up and have them moved? If so, how should one store a dozen or so pickups?
Any advice is much appreciated,
Chris

[kevinT]

bubble wrap won't block the flux fields. I would keep the pickups with stronger magnets away from the pickups with the weaker ones. I would keep pickups with the same type of magnets together which will reduce the chances of the pickup mags degaussing each other.

[Joe Gwinn]

If one is worried about self demagnetization, sticking the pickup to a mild steel keeper should help. The keeper would be more or less where the strings are when the pickup is in a guitar.

[big_teee]

When I ship pickups, I always separate them in the box.
I've done a few rewinds, that all was really wrong with them was weak magnets.
Customers wanted them rewound anyway.
T

[verhoevenc]

i was aware the bubblewrap would not mess with flux fields. I mentioned that more as an indicator of proximity. Other than one ceramic, a set of warwick active bass pickups, one A2, and a set of alumitones they should all be A5s if my memory serves me.