Winding some 59 Strat pickups

palaughton

Hey there

Decided to wind these puppies.

*Alnico 5
*Staggered pole pieces
*Heavy Formvar wire 42 AWG
*Vintage correct bobbins
*South Pole on top (some sources say they were north, some say they were south, I decided south)
*waxed cloth leads
*Non-RW/RP (no hum cancelling, vintage correct)
* Between 5.8K and 6.1K

Have not waxed them yet, got some real bees wax and paraffin.

And my home-made winder

V8

Welcome palaughton!

Thanks for posting, these look very neat!

Any chance of a audio clip or three? Curious about the quack/glassy sound you'll be getting with these!

palaughton

I will definitely try to get them potted and back in the guitar later in the week, and shoot a video. Got a new baby in the house so free time is a scarce resource.

Norman86

another pickup winder??
Unless you're Niel from Rude Rock pickups?
Do you wind for others too or is it only a home project?

palaughton

Definitely not Niel, Hobby winder, very passionate about pulling wire ?, I can wind for others. Serious fan of vintage pickups (low output stuff).

These babies are going into a strat I have had for a few years, I think out of all the strats I have heard from my heros the 1959 sound is the one that rings in my head (although there is little difference between 57-59 technically).

I potted them last night, looking forward to installing them, going to do some shielding work on the cavity, mojotone caps and install a bone nut and get her back to working order.

V8

palaughton wrote: Got a new baby in the house so free time is a scarce resource.

Fender or Gibson? ?

Aww, no worries on a recording - the only way to properly appreciate them is when the guit is in one's hands. Pity you can't teleport down for the Junkies Builders day on Sat (Cpt)

palaughton wrote: Serious fan of vintage pickups (low output stuff).

+1 for low output.

Norman86

Interesting... I'll send you a message..

lapdawg

Way to go. Good one.

palaughton wrote: Serious fan of vintage pickups (low output stuff).

You understand. Thats 80% of the law. Others would vehemently disagree, but once you've wound the pickups of varying resistance - using the same wire, magnets etc. you learn that there is a sweet spot for good tonal range.