National Bel Aire Pick-ups

[pete1951]

Am fixing a late `50s Bel Aire, and have to remove a pick-up. They look like Humbuckers but in fact have only one coil. The pick-ups sound great (and do `hum-buck` when used together)


Here is a sketch of a cross-section

PT

[bod]

Interesting pickups those, based on interesting ideas (patent pdf link) Never had a chance to experience them firsthand but hope to do so one day, have heard / seen recordings where they are used to great effect, e.g., in the late Mr Ptacek's Supro Dual Tone... 

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