Musical instrument sound pickup and method of assembly thereof

Abstract

A sound pickup for a stringed musical instrument has a hollow open-topped housing with a base plate matingly fitting in the housing; the housing is formed of ABS plastic coated with copper nickel-chrome layers. The base plate is formed of ABS with its outer surface being nickel plated; two parallel slots in the base plate frictionally receive lower edges of parallel elongated coil core blades. An elongated magnet is positioned between the core blades and first and second coil assemblies including elongated slotted plastic bobbins are fitted over the core blades to overlie the magnet with lugs on the bobbins facing opposite ends of the magnet to hold it in position. A cable is connected to the coil members and extended outwardly through the housing with the base plate, coil and blade assembly being positioned in the housing and filled with potting material so that the upper ends of the bobbins and blade members extend outwardly above the housing with the remaining components being held by the potting material upon solidification and additional retention being provided by screw members extending through the bottom of the housing into the base plate.

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