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Does any one here know about (or know of any resources pertaining to) pickup design? I understand how they are constructed and function and how the inductance of a coil is calculated, the form and meaning of models of a pickup as a second order low pass filter, and even one or two other things. What I am unclear on is how to take a design goal (a given inductance, DC resistance, and maybe parasitic capacitance), go about choosing a geometry, core/magnet material and size, wire gauge, number of wraps and realizing it in an existing magnetic transducer.
Most online discussion of pickup construction seems to revolve around recreating or riffing upon proven designs and it seems that what I have in mind is as far I can tell without precedent in musical instrument pickup design (perhaps for good reason).
Most online discussion of pickup construction seems to revolve around recreating or riffing upon proven designs and it seems that what I have in mind is as far I can tell without precedent in musical instrument pickup design (perhaps for good reason).