Just got an LCR meter and it shows the most recent pickup that I wound to have an inductance of

[smisco]

5.365H @ 120hz. So, now what? What can be determined from this data? I'm sure it is a good way to confirm that you have successfully duplicated winding more than one pickup with the same characteristics but what else can this be used for?
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[Helmholtz]

5.365H @ 120hz. So, now what? What can be determined from this data? I'm sure it is a good way to confirm that you have successfully duplicated winding more than one pickup with the same characteristics but what else can this be used for?
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PU inductance together with cable capacitance defines the resonant frequency and the upper frequency limit. Higher inductance means less treble and more pronounced midrange.

For guitar PUs:

Vintage Strat PUs are around 2.3H +/-10%. Typical Gibson PAFs are around 4.5H. A 5.4H humbucker would be in the ballpark of a Gibson Classic 57.

I recommend to compare PUs with different inductance values for sound reference.

Inductance is roughly proportional to the turns number squared. So 10% more turns roughly increases inductance by 20%.

[smisco]

I'm guessing that my pickup is somewhat different than a 57 Classic----The 57 Classic that I owned measured just under 8K my pickup is about 8.6k.----Maybe Gibson used more turns per layer and less total winds to get to 5.4H---My pickup also has an A5 magnet and if I remember correctly the 57 Classic used an A2----Maybe similar output levels but different tonal characteristics?

[Helmholtz]

I'm guessing that my pickup is somewhat different than a 57 Classic----The 57 Classic that I owned measured just under 8K my pickup is about 8.6k.----Maybe Gibson used more turns per layer and less total winds to get to 5.4H---My pickup also has an A5 magnet and if I remember correctly the 57 Classic used an A2----Maybe similar output levels but different tonal characteristics?

Magnet type and DCR have little effect PU filter response. The dominating parameter is inductance (+cable capacitance). Actually DCR is rather useless - once you know inductance.
Just listen to the PUs in the same guitar with same cable adjust for same polepiece to string distance and vary PU parameters.

[Joe Gwinn]

5.365H @ 120hz. So, now what? What can be determined from this data? I'm sure it is a good way to confirm that you have successfully duplicated winding more than one pickup with the same characteristics but what else can this be used for?
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Also measure Dissipation (or Quality, the inverse) to detect shorted turns, by comparison with the values from known good pickups of the same make and model.