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Re: Tension vs. wax-potting

3/21/2006 2:59 PM
Zhangliqun	Re: Tension vs. wax-potting Thanks -- none of my high-gainers want covers so far. But I figured some tape or that thin sheet packing stuff would help in the case of covers without the mess or heat? Wax or glue between magnet and baseplate does sound like it would help some, at least stop some of the transfer of vibrations from the ringing baseplate to the coils -- it sure couldn't hurt. Maybe if the screw side spacer was also wood instead of metal, but some wax in there might help too. I came up with a great idea for feedback suppression that works perfectly -- two or three little squares (about 1/4" square) of the paper coil tape put on the coil wire in the center lengthwise (where it would vibrate the most) at various stages of the winding process. The problem is (sigh), that it also works great for suppressing tone and output. I can even hear the loss of highs with just one little square in there. That can actually be desirable for the neck position sometimes, but for the bridge where the main problem is? Fuhget about it! The reason I bring that up is I wonder if wax-potting or your varnish-while-winding application would have the same tone-dampening effect. Thanks for the reply -- you've jumpstarted my thinking, especially that wax between baseplate and magnet thing.

3/21/2006 2:59 PM

Zhangliqun

Re: Tension vs. wax-potting

Thanks -- none of my high-gainers want covers so far. But I figured some tape or that thin sheet packing stuff would help in the case of covers without the mess or heat?

Wax or glue between magnet and baseplate does sound like it would help some, at least stop some of the transfer of vibrations from the ringing baseplate to the coils -- it sure couldn't hurt. Maybe if the screw side spacer was also wood instead of metal, but some wax in there might help too.

I came up with a great idea for feedback suppression that works perfectly -- two or three little squares (about 1/4" square) of the paper coil tape put on the coil wire in the center lengthwise (where it would vibrate the most) at various stages of the winding process. The problem is (sigh), that it also works great for suppressing tone and output. I can even hear the loss of highs with just one little square in there. That can actually be desirable for the neck position sometimes, but for the bridge where the main problem is? Fuhget about it!

The reason I bring that up is I wonder if wax-potting or your varnish-while-winding application would have the same tone-dampening effect.

Thanks for the reply -- you've jumpstarted my thinking, especially that wax between baseplate and magnet thing.

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Mystic Dosen't High gain = no tone? -- 3/21/2006 5:54 PM