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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I understand correctly, the answer is,
unfortunately, no.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The wire needs to be perpendicular to the magnetic
field lines, such that if the north and south poles of the magnet in the pickup
were like the north and south poles of the earth, the wire would need to run
around the equator. You also want the strings to move through the greatest nuber
of magnetic field lines (close to one of the poles). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree with Richard Moore about winding separate
pickups. That also allows you to adjust the sensitivity of each string. There
are a lot of ways to make a simple coil winging jig - there are amateur
scientist out there making big magnetometers!. Try a Google search. Or
canabalize an old electric piano?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 07, 2005 10:28
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [sdiy] Wrapping directions for
pickups - polarity and such</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">I'm in the process of constructing a simple
electric harp. In all a very simple project with one exception: it
requires a foot-long pickup with custom magnet spacing. Not difficult to
make but tedious as all hell to wind. So what I'm wondering is how
necessary it is that the wire go around the magnets in the traditional
direction<BR>(beware ascii
picture)<BR>/-----------------------\<BR>|000000000000000I<BR>\-------------------------/<BR><BR>as
opposed to wrapping around the magnet lengthwise. In other words, will
the pickup work (and if so, how well) if the wire were wrapped around the
foot-long bobbin such that the smallest diameter were made, rather than the
largest. And if that works, will it be better to have it come back over
and cover itself again and a third time? Wrapping front to back, then
back to front, then front to back
again?<BR><BR> -eric, apologizing for how
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