3 Use
3.1Introduction Since a soundboard vibrates differently in different places, you can get diferent sounds by carefully selecting the spot where you mount the pickup.
Section 3.2 describes proven techniques that you may want to use as starting points for your own experiments.
3.2Attaching If you are going to attach the pickup to a lacquer- the Pickup to ed surface, check the condition of the lacquer
the Instrument | coat first. |
☞ Note: | If the lacquer coat is porous or cracked, the ad- |
| hesive compound will lose some of its tack and |
| may damage the lacquer coat further when you re- |
| move the pickup. |
Fig. 5: Pressing the adhesive com- pound on the underside of the pickup.
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1.Remove the backing from the supplied ad- hesive compound.
2.Press some of the adhesive compound (just enough to cover the "footprint" of the pickup) on the underside of the pickup.
Refer to figs. 6 3. Press the pickup onto the bridge of your instru-
through 9 ment or onto the soundboard, near the bridge. on page 19.
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