07-11-2024, 03:34 PM
Hi Gary,
Thank you for your kind offer.
I've now removed the sealing compound covering the central screw and removed screw and looked inside the blunderbuss pickup. It doesn't have a hum-bucking coil on top.
The rectangular rubber on top looks quite good, pink and flexible but I cant really judge the condition of the sleeves on the pivots without taking it completely apart.
It seems quite stiff to move the needle from side to side so maybe those rubbers should be replaced as recommended in your article.
The cable is in similar condition to yours where the rubber drops off where it is not covered by the cotton braiding so probably worth replacing the wire in the pickup and the external cable.
If I were to connect a scope across the pickup output, have you got an approximate figure of how many millivolts p-p I could expect upon playing a loud record?
Your advice is welcomed on all of the above as you have been there and done it!
Best regards,
Alf
Thank you for your kind offer.
I've now removed the sealing compound covering the central screw and removed screw and looked inside the blunderbuss pickup. It doesn't have a hum-bucking coil on top.
The rectangular rubber on top looks quite good, pink and flexible but I cant really judge the condition of the sleeves on the pivots without taking it completely apart.
It seems quite stiff to move the needle from side to side so maybe those rubbers should be replaced as recommended in your article.
The cable is in similar condition to yours where the rubber drops off where it is not covered by the cotton braiding so probably worth replacing the wire in the pickup and the external cable.
If I were to connect a scope across the pickup output, have you got an approximate figure of how many millivolts p-p I could expect upon playing a loud record?
Your advice is welcomed on all of the above as you have been there and done it!
Best regards,
Alf
