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  • #16
    Originally posted by marku52 View Post
    Good point, although they look wide enough for my P bass. Certainly won't do for a 5 string.

    Here is an idea tho, why couldn't you cut a piece off another magnet to add to the 2.5" dimension ( I believe you could use a wet tile saw to do this), superglue it on to add to the length as needed, then magnetize the assembly? The flux path doesn't go through the axis of the cut. Anybody tried this? Way cheaper than a special order longer magnet.
    Why not just use steel blades charged with a bar magnet? That's how that T-Bird pickup in the other thread was made.

    In this case it has three ceramic magnets. (they could have gotten is centered a little better!)

    It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure. — Albert Einstein


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    • #17
      But wouldnt the magnet used to charge the steel blades also not be long enough.....

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Tommorichards View Post
        But wouldnt the magnet used to charge the steel blades also not be long enough.....
        It doesn't have the be the full length of the blades.
        It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure. — Albert Einstein


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        • #19
          really?? I just shipped a small piece (pickup cover) off to China. Only cost about $10US. it might be less than you think. otherwise, PM me, I think I can help you out with magnets.
          making 63 and 66 T-bird pickups at ThunderBucker Ranch

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          • #20
            If they werent, wouldnt that affect the strength of them?

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Tommorichards View Post
              If they werent, wouldnt that affect the strength of them?
              That depends on how much shorter, and how strong the magnet is.

              Without going into details, I use a much shorter neo magnet in relation to the blades, and it works just fine. The magnet charges the blades all the way across. This is also true of shorter ceramic magnets. I don't use alnico in any of my pickups, so I can't comment.
              It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure. — Albert Einstein


              http://coneyislandguitars.com
              www.soundcloud.com/davidravenmoon

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              • #22
                it is important to remeber that the iron pole piece is thousands of times more "attractive" to the magnetic flux than air is. The magnetic power, if you will, would much rather flow through the iron than through the air. Yes, with a magnet that is shorter than the pole piece, yes, some of the flux will take the short cut and go straight through the air to go from N to S pole. But much more of it will take the less resistive path through the iron and charge up the pole pieces relatively equally along their length. I'm sure David has performed the measurements to confirm this in his design.
                making 63 and 66 T-bird pickups at ThunderBucker Ranch

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                • #23
                  Well thats good to know, and could make things a lot simpler.

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