Mandolin pick up question

[zimmharpo23]

Hi all

Hope that this is the appropriate area of the forum to post.

I have a flat back Oakwood mandolin and I’m looking to get a pick up installed in it.

Firstly, if any of you guys have a mando with a pick up in it, which one do you recommend I use?
Secondly, can anyone recommend someone in the North-East of the UK where I could get it installed once I’ve chosen the appropriate pick up.

Thanks

Andy

[snakehips]

Hi there !

Not sure if he is still around, but how about Jimmy Moon, in Glasgow ?

[zimmharpo23]

Feb 27, 2024 12:36:12 GMT snakehips said:

Hi there !

Not sure if he is still around, but how about Jimmy Moon, in Glasgow ?

Hi Snakehips

Thanks for your help.

At the moment I am looking into getting an LR Baggs Radius which I can attach myself.

As an aside, I’ve watched some of your YouTube videos recently and thoroughly enjoyed them. You play with a lot of passion and heart! I can tell you love a National too!

Best wishes

Andy

[snakehips]

Hi again !

Thanks for that.

You could go really "old-school" - and go for a vintage Dearmond Rhythm Chief "monkey-on-a-stick" pickup system

Here is one :

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166583992881?itmmeta=01HQNBYG2H5926HS1648PQX2T3&hash=item26c92e0231:g:vE4AAOSwx0JlHf3i&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwB4Uo8%2BB9dMC1OE4YJ2RwTyBBgcKDeVlI4Q3UGwd9hV5GNGbkvdi096ms5jnncv46AN5JW7Ug%2FoYEYnUd51Zj%2BmmL1gJM%2F8m9tyjlMkUC5v%2FsWfPaUF0OMkOmhAytrlo2Hzuzp2LDeHn47RO7bB5HcTCXdSbk%2Bi7EhsO8nz3%2FwEkmiyrDMB7ooy2t1igWxdjwKQZhOXZ2QEjrir8ITGae1D87L7ufKigynfhDurVMi5CZZHURnqVvjj1FXVIFcP%2BDA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6yB-qu9Yw

The cable has come out of the pickup though - but assuming the coil inside the pickup isn't damaged, it could easily be resoldred/repaired by a competant pickup specialist (eg. Kent Armstrong, well actually, his son Aaron, runs the UK leg of the business).

[zimmharpo23]

Thank you! Looks very interesting.

Andy

[Michael Messer]

Kate Phillips AKA GuitarKes, based at Robin Hood's Bay, is the only person I recommend in the North East. Kate is one of the UK's finest guitar repairers and restorers.

www.facebook.com/guitarkes/?locale=en_GB

Shine On
Michael

[snakehips]

Doh !!!!

I don't know WHY I thought of Glasgow, when you said north east !!!!!!!!!

In Edinburgh, there is a very good luthier I use sometimes - Chris McIntyre.
He use to work in Denmark Street, in London, but came back up to his home country after many years.

I've had him install some pickups - including K&K pickups to a few guitars, AND refit (correctly) a poorly installed Highlander under-saddle piezo pickup in a v expensive custom-build long-scale 12 string guitar I had made some years back (amongst other issues that needed correcting !).

He has a small workshop round the back of the Hibs football stadium.

www.mcintyreguitars.com/