FAQ discussion

[Dave Kerr]

After registering in the wiki, enter
http://pickupedia.info/index.php?title=Sheep_Shagging
and the option to edit a newly created page called Sheep Shagging will present itself.

[David King]

I was able to edit the index page but starting a new page is a bit of a mystery to me. I read the instructions and it says simply edit the URL at the top of your browser and the new page will appear. I don't understand how this happens but I'm not logged in yet so maybe a member gets new page privileges..

[David Schwab]

Oh cool. I remember you showed me this wiki and then I had forgotten all about it. It just popped in my mind two days ago.

[David King]

Hey here is our FAQ sticky -shall we populate it with info?
Perhaps we can delete some posts eventually to get the answers nearer to the top.


Wire Vendors:
Bridgeport Insulated wire: http://www.bridgeportinsulatedwire.com/products.php

MWS http://www.mwswire.com/awgsearch1.asp

Magnet Vendors:

Bunting Magnetics http://www.buntingmagnetics.com

Arnold Magnetics http://www.arnoldmagnetics.com/

Allstar Magnetics http://allstarmagnetics.com/

Magnetic Hold Inc. http://www.magnetichold.net/ceramic.htm

Master Magnetics http://www.magnetsource.com/

OTS wire http://www.otswire.com/products.htm


Parts Vendors:
Bobbins, covers and other small parts.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...ps:_Parts.html

http://www.guitarpartsusa.com/cat--G...pplies--MAIN22

http://www.allparts.com/categories.p...PICKUP%20PARTS

http://www.guitarnucleus.com/gnstore/elec_pickups.html

http://www.guitarjonesusa.com/catalo...5dfea52cd0e38d

brass eyelets: http://www.spaenaur.com/view_pdf.asp?Page=M49

tin plated eyelets http://www.mouser.com/search/product...rtualkey534-24

Forbon Sources: (aka Vulcanized fibre, Fish paper)

http://www.oliner.com/Vulcanex/Index2.htm ($300 minimum order)

http://www.otswire.com/products.htm

http://www.eis-inc.com/products/default.html

Stewart Mac Donald http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron..._Material.html

McMaster? Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/ 8652K74, 8652K73


Technical References:

[David King]

Hi Tboy what's pickupage.com for?

[DrStrangelove]

PickupAge.Com

The old forum was about guitar amps, an Amp Page, as it were,
and was called ampage at firebottle.com. With time,
it grew other forums for music-related electronics.

The pickup makers forum was originally at an Australian ISP but
had to move when the ISP got bought. Tboy generously allowed
us to make Ampage our home.

Now, there is a pickup page called pickupage as a
front end for the forum and the Wiki.

-drh

[SteikBacon]

I know I would have liked to have a "infosite" when I begun making pickups... But it didn´t take much time to get the answer I wanted on this forum...

Thanks folks....

[Zhangliqun]

If I just got some good new parts or materials sources, that alone would make it worth it. For that matter, some vendors not above small orders themselves might eventually flock to such a place because it would get the more customers.

[NightWinder]

Level of excellence!!

So, could we exclude the Shitty companys that fuck us over and not pay them any props helping further for a more solid list of business relations of high level?

[Sock Puppet]

Since it's a FAQ, how about starting a list of actual questions which have been frequently asked?

The questions could then be answered in the Wiki so as to keep this sticky thread lean, wading through long threads is well... you've done it.

So fire away, it's too early for me to come up with anything useful but:

Where can I get...wire,magnets,bobbins...

How do you...sodering,chamfering,tensioning...

Making a winder...counters,speed,cnc...

What are the specifications of...

Pickup types, how they work, comparisons, deviations from the norm, gallery

Makers list

Frequently encountered problems,

History, patents of interest

Software

Please someone add some structure to this, as I said - it's too early for me.

S.

[DrStrangelove]

FAQ discussion

This is the start of a floating thread on the FAQ.

-drh

[Joe Gwinn]

Despite momentary fits of industriousness,
I recover my usual sloth-like lethargy.

Until then, I wonder if we should make a FAQ
or a pickup makers' resource page in the guise of a "sticky" thread.

In my perfervid imagination, it might start small with some lists:

1. Wire Vendors
2. Magnet Vendors
3. Parts Vendors
4. Technical References

We would collaborate and make it up as we go since
it has to serve _our_ needs. It would be nothing so formal
or big as a Wiki, just something small that scratches an itch
and makes things a little easier for people to learn the ropes.

-drh

Sounds like we need a big annotated list of patents, as patents seem to be the primary technical literature for guitar pickups. One annotation would be a cross reference taking one from pickup make and model to the relevant patents, and back.

[DrStrangelove]

Pickup Patents list in the Pickupedia wiki

Sounds like we need a big annotated list of patents, as patents seem to be the primary technical literature for guitar pickups. One annotation would be a cross reference taking one from pickup make and model to the relevant patents, and back.

Please help.

Adding even one pickup patent reference with a
short comment would be a great improvement.

Register/Sign in to www.pickupedia.info,
click on the patents link and add a patent reference
with any comments you care to append.

To seed the field, I've added a link for the Seth Lover PAF. It looks like:

US Patent 2,896,491 Magnetic Pickup for Stringed Musical Instrument (Seth Lover, 1959)

UPDATE!
A list of ~80 pickup patent numbers with links to the USPTO patents has been added.
Add new patent numbers if you don't see them.

-drh

[DrStrangelove]

Pickup Patents List with LINKS

The Pickupedia wiki has a list of ~90 pickup patents in chronological order dating back to DeArmond's 1948 "Guitar Magnet Microphone".

http://pickupedia.info/index.php/Patents

Within the table, the patent number is a clicky link to the USPTO patent document.

Of course, it is incomplete and, being a wiki, may be updated anytime.

-drh

[Dave Kerr]

may be updated anytime.

There - fixed it for you