![]() ![]() The lathe is equipped with a face plate where the pickup is mounted. To keep this machine safe and reliable while maintaining the ability to spin quickly, chose to base the machine on an off-the-shelf wood lathe since they are sturdy and made to spin at high speeds. The winder needed to be fast, count the windings and stop after a pre-programmed amount of revolutions. If was going to build a winder he was going to do it right, with all the features to make pickup winding as quick and painless as possible. So what did he do? Build his own, of course. is one of those folks that wanted a pickup winder but didn’t want to shell out the big bucks. A low-end professional pickup winder can be purchased for about $450 which is certainly not economical for the hobbyist. Even advanced guitar builders normally do not get involved enough to wind their own pickups as it can be a tedious and labor intensive task. ![]() The task can be as easy as buying pre-made parts and assembling the guitar or as complicated as starting with just a piece of wood. ![]() A lot of people find the art of building a guitar to be a worth while and pleasurable hobby. ![]()
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