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Alterantive to CA for contact mic installation

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:55 am
by Harold in Tn
How do you install the JJB or K&K pickups without using CA?

Re: Split saddle logic

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:05 pm
by ken cierp
Very thin double sided tape -- I'll be testing some from Jesse at JJb - question is "stick'em" longevity not performance.

Re: Split saddle logic

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:43 pm
by Harold in Tn
Thanks. I plan to buy a JJB pickup soon. It will be good to know the outcome of your experiment.

Re: Alterantive to CA for contact mic installation

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:59 pm
by ken cierp
My experiment is only in regard to longevity perhaps I will test for signal loss -- but this is not a new idea, here's the procedure

http://kksound.com/pdf/pureclassic.pdf

Re: Alterantive to CA for contact mic installation

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:58 pm
by Tim Benware
I don't like that double stick tape. I use the super glue gel. May just be my imagination but I think it sounds better with the glue as well.

Re: Alterantive to CA for contact mic installation

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:13 pm
by ken cierp
I suspect the CA method without a pre-amp indeed should have superior output. But I don't think the tape will cause any frequency loss.

So does the gel CA come in different formulas for increased set up time?

Re: Alterantive to CA for contact mic installation

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:24 pm
by Tim Benware
The stuff I use (comes with the K&K Pure mini as well) sets in about 60-90 seconds. I keep light pressure on it for that time, completely set in 5 minutes.