1. They're 6-string pickups. You could narrow the string spacing or use two of them, but it's not going to really fit either way.

2. You destroy the value of two EH-150s, which are fairly valuable these days, not to mention fairly hard to find in good condition.

I can't imagine anybody doing this, but what might make some sense would be to find somebody to use the same materials/methods and wind you up a 10- or 12-string version. The magnet material is different than a modern pickup, and also the magnet wire is a different gauge. I believe Duncan used to make a Charlie Christian-style copy, perhaps they or someone else could do this for you. I just noticed also that Jason Lollar makes an 8-string steel "faux" CC pickup, here: http://www.lollarguitars.com/replacement_pickups.htm

I do agree, they're great sounding pickups, either on guitar or lap steel. Danny Gatton used to use one in the Tele rhythm position sometimes, I had a hard time not tearing up my last ES150 and doing this. But I held myself back.

quote:

---

I just noticed also that Jason Lollar makes an 8-string steel "faux" CC pickup

---

He also makes the "real deal" ... I make the magnets for them ...

Heres an ES version ... smaller bar magnets

Here's the EH version ... larger bar magnets

------------------

Aiello's House of Gauss

My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 10 May 2005 at 12:38 PM.]

I did find a place in China that would forge it ... but the catch was the minimum order was something like 100,000 TONS ...

I use a steel alloy that is hardened (heat treated) and then cryogenically treated ... for these and my steel horseshoe magnets.

I also make neodymium based CC magnets ... Heres a set of mounted in an EH150

------------------

Aiello's House of Gauss

My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Duke used them ... along with his originals ... on the New Guitar Summit project he did with Jay Geils and Gerry Beaudoin.

Anyway ... the blade yolks "like" poles ...

This sets up a degaussing issue ... I've remagged several originals ... they needed it badly.

A second blade ... yolking the other end would work ... but it would further facilitate degaussing.

I messed around with magnetic orientation ... magnetizing them through the thickness (making one "face" North and the other "face" South ... instead of magnetizing thru the length (making one end North and the other South).

Through the thickness ... is the orientation I use on for my "NIB version".

------------------

Aiello's House of Gauss

My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 11 May 2005 at 12:22 PM.]

The EH magnets are 4.5625" long and 3/8" thick (they are super heavy).

I imagine that in a spanish guitar with two CCs ... each would have its own set of magnets ... ???

It would seem the bridge pickup magnets would have to extend under the bridge and tailpiece of the guitar, if possible. Sounds like a lot of problems.

Why could not a coil/blade be attached to each end of a single set of magnets? Since the poles would be opposite, the coils would have to be reverse-wound or reverse polarized to be in phase with each other when they're both on, right?.... but, seems like a single assembly of two pickups could be made. Of course the distance between the two pickups would vary for different guitars, requiring different length magnets for different models....but seems like that could be done.

[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 11 May 2005 at 12:47 PM.]

Jason is always "into" doin' neat stuff like that ... he just has to find the time ... and someone needs to commission one.

I can make magnets that would accomodate any configuration and/or size ...

To get back to the initial post ... I have seen a 10 string EH 150 with a CC ...

I believe Chas Smith has one.

I don't know whats "under that hood" ... but I'd bet it is pretty cool.

------------------

Aiello's House of Gauss

My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield