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| 1152.1 | | WACHU2::HERTZBERG | I big, therefore I dink | Fri Feb 17 1989 14:10 | 7 |
| I had (and still have) a bug for my acoustic guitar. If I'm not
mistaken, it was actually called a FRAP, for Flat Response Audio
Pickup. I've probably lost the putty, too. Big help, huh? At
least I know what you're talking about though. I'll take a quick
look and see if I can dig up some putty, but don't hold your breath.
Marc
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| 1152.2 | TRY MASKING TAPE | COMET::BEYZAVI | | Fri Feb 17 1989 14:52 | 3 |
| I have seen many people using masking tape to hold the bug on the
guitar. I don't think masking tape would damage your guitar.
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| 1152.3 | The Original Shadow.. | DNEAST::GREVE_STEVE | If all else fails, take a nap... | Mon Feb 20 1989 09:13 | 8 |
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Yeah... I took a look at it this weekend and it's called the:
"Original Shadow".... pretty cool, huh?
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| 1152.4 | Try regular window putty (calking) | DRUID::MARIANI | | Mon Feb 20 1989 09:41 | 17 |
| I wouldn't use masking tape.... there's only two kinds of masking
tape. The kind that doesn't stick and the kind that won't come
off.
You might try common window putty. I don't think that will
react with the finish and it will do the same job as far as holding
the pickup on the guitar.
Helpful Hint....
If you get something like tape on your guitar, (I found out
about this trying to help a friend get a BUMPER STICKER off of her
acoustic) use a little salad oil and rub gently. This renders the
glue on the back useless and you can take the tape (sticker) off
without doing any damage to the finish. Just polish with a clean
dry cloth to get the oil off afterward. I didn't believe it either,
but it works.... -Ted
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| 1152.5 | not much help but.... | VIDEO::BUSENBARK | | Mon Feb 20 1989 10:58 | 7 |
| masking tape can remove finish(clear) as it did with a Les
Paul of mine which someone was setting the intonation on. :^(
common window putty could have petroleum distilates and may
react to the finish
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| 1152.6 | check around for putty | ANT::JACQUES | | Mon Feb 20 1989 12:41 | 26 |
| check with someone like McDuffs for the putty. I'm sure you can
find it easily.
Another hint: Mount the pickup inside the guitar and wire it out
through an endpin jack. You can experiment mounting it in differant
areas until you find the "sweet spot".
These pickups produced a fairly flat acoustic sounds, but all
contact pickups have the usual problems of low output, and
sensitivity to finger noise/thumps againts your elbow, body, etc.
The state of the art in add-on acoustic pickups right now is the
Fishman transducer and equivalent units (Martin tinline 335, The
Guild transducer, etc) which mount between the bridge saddle and
the bridge base. A very small hole must be drilled in the base of
the bridge, but it really doesn't harm the instrument and doesn't
show at all. The Baggs system is an integral transducer/bone bridge
saddle in one unit. Any of these units can be purchased for around
$50 to $75 and are definately superior to contact pickups.
Of course the absolute best acoustic pickup system is the Ovations
palathetic pickup with OP24 electonics which may be purchased
separately and mounted in any guitar (the guts sell for ~$350.
Mark
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| 1152.7 | putty this ;^ | BUSY::JMINVILLE | Arista says they love it, but... | Tue Feb 21 1989 14:24 | 10 |
| I have a Barcus Berry Jr. version of "The Bug" mounted on my
1973 Alvarez-Yairi Classical guitar. Mine is on the bridge
next to the high E string. The putty helps conduct the vib-
rations to the pickup (tape would not conduct as well). I
agree that McDuff's on Rte. 9 in Shrewsbury would probably have
it. Also, you could try The Music Box on Main St. in Fitchburg.
I was never happy with the amplified results of the BB Jr.
joe.
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| 1152.8 | I've got the Blues bug.... | 45466::LITTEN | | Wed Feb 22 1989 07:49 | 12 |
| Ref your "putty".....
Why not try BLU - TAK This is the blue stuff that I use around
the office and home to "stick" notices etc.
I would imagine that this stuff would hold your "bug" in place,
and it has the added value of not emmiting any fumes or leaving
marks. This would appear to me to be safer to use on a guitar's
finish.
/Dave
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| 1152.9 | | HAMSTR::PELKEY | If my ancestors could see me now! | Mon Feb 27 1989 16:09 | 18 |
| Gee !! Don't use masking tape, unless you want that Vintage look.
I've never done this before, but I've heard from many-sources
that Gaffers tape wont hurt the finish.
(Common Duck-tape)
A buddy of mine taped some material to the back of his Martin to
avoid scratches. He secured the material with Duck tape.
8 years latrer, he took it off, and was able to use some Lemon oil
and remove any and all the tape ca-ca left on there, and there wasn't
much at all....
But, one reply mentioned Mcduffs, and Rich would probably have
something in the store to help you out.
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