Hello. I'm in the process of installing some firebird pickups into mini humucker pickup rings. To do this, I need to install spacers between the pickup legs and the rings. Would someone be kind enough to measure how much of the pickup is exposed above the ring please, so I know how big to cut the spacers? Also, is it the same for both neck and bridge?
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Mini hum users...help!
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Re: Mini hum users...help!
Why are you not using springs? I've seen flexible silicon hose used before as well, you can probably get some at the local pet store, used in aquariums etc...
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Still need the spacers even when using springs but I'm opting for a captive nut instead. It goes: machine screw through ring, spacer, pup leg, captive nut and finally into steel base plate (LP with p90 routes). This clamps the pup to the ring as essentially when adjusting mini's both pup and ring need to move (at least that's how I read it).jeremyb wrote:Why are you not using springs? I've seen flexible silicon hose used before as well, you can probably get some at the local pet store, used in aquariums etc...
Got the spacer material sorted, just curious as to how long I need to cut them. On pics, it looks to be only a couple of mm of pup exposed above rings......
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Re: Mini hum users...help!
They look to be the same depth as the ring....
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