HA! Seriously dude????

[rhgwynn]

I'd like you to meet my friend - his name is CARPAL TUNNEL....

Some of you will know where this is from, if you want to know - ask me in private.

"But I have a line of humbuckers that falls into that .001%. My Pure Handwound line differs from my regular wind in that the wire is wrapped on the bobbin ENTIRELY BY HAND. There is no machine used to turn the bobbin or anything else other than a clamp to hold the bobbin in place – my hands and the wire are the only moving parts. It’s a lot of work but the sound difference is worth it. The regular wind has great dynamics, harmonics, sparkle, clarity and detail, and is very sensitive to height and polepiece adjustments. The Pure Handwound significantly magnifies all these qualities and somehow even adds some sustain to the mix."

Riiiiiiight, sure you do buddy...

I don't buy it. Do you??

-Rob

[Mark Norwine]

Do I buy it?

Meaning "Do I think there's someone out there so anal as to wrap by hand?"

Yeah, it's possible. There's a lot of 'driven' people in the world.

Is it worth it? Is there an audible difference? Would I pay an upcharge for this 'service"? No, no & no. at least "not to me"

But is there someone providing this 'service'? I can't rule out anything anymore.

[copperheadroads]

Zhangbucker or David is a member here & he winds great pickups & I'm sure he will enlighten you on his pure handwounds .

[rhgwynn]

Zhangbucker or David is a member here & he winds great pickups & I'm sure he will enlighten you on his pure handwounds .

Well I look forward to it, because putting on 8000 turns of wire by hand sounds like a hell of a way to spend your afternoon...

-Rob

[rhgwynn]

If I were gonna do this I would pre-load a smaller bobbin with the correct amount of wire and use one of these,that way there'd be no counting involved...:


It's a tool for tying fishing flies...


-Rob

[kayakerca]

If I were gonna do this I would pre-load a smaller bobbin with the correct amount of wire and use one of these,that way there'd be no counting involved...:
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It's a tool for tying fishing flies...


-Rob

Being a guy that has tied a fly or two in his day, I can't see even the smallest wire spool fitting into that bobbin holder.

[rhgwynn]

Being a guy that has tied a fly or two in his day, I can't see even the smallest wire spool fitting into that bobbin holder.

Precisely why I said I would preload the wire onto a smaller bobbin.

-Rob

[kayakerca]

Precisely why I said I would preload the wire onto a smaller bobbin.

-Rob

Good luck with that. . .

[rhgwynn]

Buy, or build from wood a bobbin that has the exact circumference as your standard pickup bobbin. Attach to your winder that has a turn counter. Filler'up to your target or a little past. Now when you finish winding the actual bobbin by hand, if you overshot your DCR target you can just pull it off until you reach it. Seems easy enough to me.

-Rob

[kayakerca]

Buy, or build from wood a bobbin that has the exact circumference as your standard pickup bobbin. Attach to your winder that has a turn counter. Filler'up to your target or a little past. Now when you finish winding the actual bobbin by hand, if you overshot your DCR target you can just pull it off until you reach it. Seems easy enough to me.

-Rob

I've spent a ton of hours tying flies with one of those bobbin holders in my hand. Give what you suggest a try and let me know how it works out for you.

[rhgwynn]

I've spent a ton of hours tying flies with one of those bobbin holders in my hand. Give what you suggest a try and let me know how it works out for you.

I'm just speculating here, on how one might purely hand-wind a bobbin with ease... not much else I can think of. You got any ideas?

-Rob

[big_teee]

I'd like you to meet my friend - his name is CARPAL TUNNEL....

Some of you will know where this is from, if you want to know - ask me in private.

"But I have a line of humbuckers that falls into that .001%. My Pure Handwound line differs from my regular wind in that the wire is wrapped on the bobbin ENTIRELY BY HAND. There is no machine used to turn the bobbin or anything else other than a clamp to hold the bobbin in place – my hands and the wire are the only moving parts. It’s a lot of work but the sound difference is worth it. The regular wind has great dynamics, harmonics, sparkle, clarity and detail, and is very sensitive to height and polepiece adjustments. The Pure Handwound significantly magnifies all these qualities and somehow even adds some sustain to the mix."

Riiiiiiight, sure you do buddy...

I don't buy it. Do you??

-Rob

To each, his own!
If he likes it I like it.
I still wind some on my Drill.
handwound or CNC machine.
You still end up with a bobbin full of wire.
And, I'm sure that statement is debateable too!
I haven't wound by hand, but done quite a bit of unwound by hand.
That can get to be work also.
T

[kayakerca]

I'm just speculating here, on how one might purely hand-wind a bobbin with ease... not much else I can think of. You got any ideas?

-Rob

I'm a hobbyist and I'm here to learn. I learn very little by telling others how to do something I've never tried. I do like to share my successes and failures though. Like my "Ugliest Winder" thread building what I refer to as a "Lollar style" winder with some tweaks (rheostats to control winder and traverser speeds and a built-in tachometer so you can actually lay down a desired tpl). Like my vacuum potting setup with a crock pot. Like my fume hood project so I can lacquer in the house. Like my current CNC Winder project. I share pictures and video of all of the things I've tried to do and I listen to input and critique from members sharing their experiences and I try and adjust/improve my projects accordingly (e.g. reinforcing the acrylic lid on my vacuum potting rig so it doesn't explode). I'm a doer. . .

[LtKojak]

Riiiiiiight, sure you do buddy...

I don't buy it. Do you??

I think before you open your mouth you should inform yourself who this person is, what he does and why.

Having known Zhangliqun for some seven years now and having personally p'ups wound by him, which I use to do session work in the studio, I can personally vouch for him and the products he makes.

If *you* don't believe it, it doesn't mean what he states is not true. And assuming you've never even had one of his "Pure Handwound" in your hands, let alone hearing and comparing'em with others, the condescending tone used in your post is completely uncalled for.

[soundguruman]

I'd like you to meet my friend - his name is CARPAL TUNNEL....

Some of you will know where this is from, if you want to know - ask me in private.

"But I have a line of humbuckers that falls into that .001%. My Pure Handwound line differs from my regular wind in that the wire is wrapped on the bobbin ENTIRELY BY HAND. There is no machine used to turn the bobbin or anything else other than a clamp to hold the bobbin in place – my hands and the wire are the only moving parts. It’s a lot of work but the sound difference is worth it. The regular wind has great dynamics, harmonics, sparkle, clarity and detail, and is very sensitive to height and polepiece adjustments. The Pure Handwound significantly magnifies all these qualities and somehow even adds some sustain to the mix."

Riiiiiiight, sure you do buddy...

I don't buy it. Do you??

-Rob

The difference in the tension and uniformity of the winding may indeed affect the tonal characteristics.
I would not dismiss the idea so rapidly.