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Joined: March 2011 Posts: 6
| Hi everyone!
I have an Applause AE128. I tried lowering the action by reducing the bottom side of the compensated saddle. As I removed the saddle from the bridge, I was expecting to find a simple ribbon type transducer under the saddle, but found it had more components than expected.
When I removed the saddle from the metal "tray" there was a ribbon transducer and a plastic carrier loaded with small metallic pieces (magnets?). These pieces fell out of the carrier. I reinserted them into the carrier, reduced the bottom of the saddle and reassembled everything, also eliminating the shim.
Note: Just removing the shim did not lower the action sufficiently.
When I reassembled everything, the high E & B strings were were muted, and only produced microphonic type tones from those two strings. I removed the assembly again, checked to verify that the "magnets" were all shiny side up (darker side down), and reinstalled the assembly.
Now I get no sound at all from the transducer, so evidently I have something very wrong (LOL).
The following is the current configuration in the saddle slot (from the bottom up):
copper strip
metal tray
plastic carrier w/ magnets
ribbon transducer
plastic bridge
Can anyone tell me what I may have assembled incorrectly? | |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6992
Location: Jet City | Hi Creekster,
Sorry to hear you're having issues. I've never had one of those style pickups, but now that I've updated your status, feel free to ask the general consortium in the main "General" area.
Damon | |
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Joined: March 2011 Posts: 6
| Thanks Damon67!
I have emailed Ovation about my problem. If I do not hear from them soon, I will move my post to General Posting. | |
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