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My first attempt at making a single pole single coil pickup for a diddley bow. Any suggestions on which type of wax to pot it with? I was thinking an old candle and some bee's wax would work.
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  • Thanks for posting the links. Good stuff ther Dano. Beautiful Bug pickup Vern.
  • Hey, Vern. You've been posting some nice diddley stuff lately. This looks like a very good start on pickup making I appreciate your dedication to the ol' one string. :)  

    If you'd accept a suggestion, I'd say think about a homemade humbucker, too. Basically just two of what you have here, placed side to side and wired appropriately with one magnet reversed. Here is a link I've used to make these with my method:

    http://www.1728.org/guitar1b.htm

    One String Willie has a great write-up on potting homemade pickups. I've used all his info for all my sewing bobbin pickups. It is here:

    http://www.onestringwillie.com/id20.html

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