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ABSTRACT
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
APPLICATION
PCT Patent Application No. PCT/U S201 1/05 8191, ?led Oct.
TECHNICAL FIELD
pickup.
BACKGROUND
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magnetic ?eld that passes through the pickup coil and also
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experimentation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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body 102. The guitar 100 includes guitar strings 103 that are
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SUMMARY
In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed toward a
single coil pickup having a single coil form with two wires
simultaneously wound side by side in the same direction with
coaxial turns. In the single coil form, the two wires are elec
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secured on one end to a tuning head 104 and on the other end
to a bridge 105 in a manner well known in the art.
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form in FIG. 3.
FIG. 3 demonstrates the detail of the winding of each coil
110. In embodiments of the invention, a single bi?lar coil is
tions on the main body 102 of the guitar. Pickups placed near
via switches such that one, or more than one, may transmit at
humbucking pickups.
Pickup units 106 comprise at least one permanent magnet
108 and a coil 110, as better demonstrated in FIG. 2. Embodi
ment pickup units 106 may also include pole pieces 112 such
The wire gauges used for coil 110 can be of any pre
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embodiment AWG 42 is used for both wire 120 and wire 122.
Generally, the wires 120 and 122 are insulated copper wire.
The copper wire may be enameled. Different types of insula
tion are known in the art and are not limiting when used with
vary. In one embodiment, the pickup unit 106 has two per
manent magnets 108. If these are Alnico permanent magnets,
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musical instrument, each single coil may have either the same
polarity of magnet 108 or reverse polarity of magnet 108.
Any aspect or design described herein as exemplary is
not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous
over other aspects or designs. Exemplary embodiments may
be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manu
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foregoing description. Such modi?cations are also intended
to fall within the scope of the appended claims.
comprising:
with a ground.
3. The pickup of claim 1 wherein at least one of the wires
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pole piece associated with the magnet, wherein the single coil
form is placed around the at least one pole piece.
6. The pickup of claim 5, further comprising a bobbin,
wherein the bobbin is placed around the at least one pole
piece, further wherein the single coil form is wound around
the bobbin.
7. The pickup of claim 6 wherein the bobbin is a generally
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a guitar; and
a pickup mounted on the guitar, wherein the pickup com
rectangular shape.
an Alnico magnet.
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shape.