PICKUPS
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1955 Kay Guitar Pickup
This guitar is a 1955 Kay guitar it I picked this one up recently had a dead pickup in the bridge. Here are some pictures of the
pickup as it is a rather strange design. The coil is wrapped around the magnet that lays horizontal and is welded to a steel bar
with pole pieces and the coil lays on its side.
This guitar has a real cool tone and vibe, but the pickups are a little weak. I put a
P-90 in the bridge and wow it screams. I plan to build some custom fit pickups—a Filtertron will drop right in...
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This is the pickup removed from the guitar | 
Slipping off the cover. |
This is the non working pickup as it sits in the base. Notice the bar magnet is to the right of the poles with no wire.
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This is the working pickup with the cover off and the coil removed. The coil is is wrapped around a bar magnet perpendicular to
piece of steel with the pole pieces in it.
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Dead pickup in pieces | 
Close up of the working pickup the coil is wrapped around the magnet and taped |
Another of the working pickup | 
Close up of the dead pickup. |
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