There is some very faint text on the back. It does not seem to be Russian alphabet, but the text is very faint, so I cannot be sure. Or could it be an export model?
It seems to read: [a couple of letters] + la [one or two letters] + n + [a or e] + "elmagnetsystem" D + [possibly A] + [possibly M or N] (Three capital letters, it seems. Possibly "DAM" or "DAN".)
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Knu, most likely, this is not the Soviet pickup. Firstly, Soviet Union did not produce an electric guitars exported. Secondly, the pickups of MARIA appear in parts like this: [link] Third, the Soviet PUs could not have inscriptions in Latin alphabet.
и это... я социопат и параноик, на звонки с незнакомых номеров не отвечаю принципиально. если вы вдруг откуда-то узнали мой телефон, и вам очень нужно со мной связаться - сначала отправьте СМС, мол, "я такой-то и такой-то".
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I don`t think it`s unknown. The upper "grill" is a well-known mark of Lunacharsky plant. And that plant had produced the Benjamin's portion of the semiacoustics in Russia.
This is a pickup for the acoustic and semiacoustic guitars, indeed.
And about letters... I cannot see them. More photos, please?
First the texts on the back. Can you make something sensible out of that?
Then the internals. In principle the internals seem quite like the Maria pickup. Only here the magnets are small separate pieces.
But surprise, surprise! Five magnets! The b-string magnet is missing. Maybe someone needed one magnet for his own pickup...
I haven't ever tried the pickup on a guitar, but before I do, I probably need to find one more magnet of suitable size. Or otherwise the b-string will be weak.
и это... я социопат и параноик, на звонки с незнакомых номеров не отвечаю принципиально. если вы вдруг откуда-то узнали мой телефон, и вам очень нужно со мной связаться - сначала отправьте СМС, мол, "я такой-то и такой-то".
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Yes, it`s not a Soviet PU. What about the magnets... u can try to place `em along all the length of the PU to create the isotropic magnetic field, so it must give a sound.
Then a few words about the manufacturer. I can recognize so: "D/B/S?"inaelmaanetsyst"em?" It`s not Soviet, but iе looks like Soviet very much!
I begin to suspect that it was maybe an example for Lunacharsky`s engineers of the good old 70`s. So, it`s a very important artefact! We shall find out the manufacturer!
I think I will install the pickup on this DDR Otwin Harmony guitar.
The style is fitting, I think.
And it "needs" a pickup, see the pickguard shape.
But first I have to repair that guitar, it is in a rather sad state at the moment. The top is split, the sides are loose and bulging, and the neck is badly glued. And general wear, of course.
Басист Кайф Цитата ... u can try to place `em along all the length of the PU to create the isotropic magnetic field, so it must give a sound.
Yes, that's true! I see first if I can find a suitable magnet, if not, I'll follow your advice.
Басист Кайф Цитата ... I can recognize so: "D/B/S?"inaelmaanetsyst"em
"....elmagnetsystem" would make some sense. "electric magnet system"
But the beginning "Dina"/"Bina"/"Sina"...????
I keep thinking that this writing is in Russian; the first letter of the 3-letter word on the bottom looks a lot like the way you write the Russian "D" longhand. Could you make a more in-focus picture of this inscription? Thanks! Ваше шило, наше мыло: [link] [link]
Thanks, Knu. No, it is definitely not Russian. I'll show it around, may be someone will recognize what the language is Ваше шило, наше мыло: [link] [link]
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Басист Кайф Цитата ...
And where is our irreplaceable Big beat?..
I know that he is really busy now, maybe later.. In your country, you play the guitar, in Soviet Russia, guitar plays you!! Мой Wish лист [link] Моя почта bayerfor(гав-гав)rambler.ru Обмен "раритетами" [link]
I would rather go to the Scandinavian country's , I've a feeling you might find there what you're looking for ...( I hope & think...)succes "lordbizarre's electric guitar and amp museum" repair & expertise guitars and amps Belgium , ?pe [link]
Well, this way or that way, I've now replaced the missing magnet.
I found three magnets roughly fitting the PU by the size, two round bars and a flat ring.
I did a very scientific "six inch nail test" to determine which one was closes in strength to the original magnets, and it turned out to be the black ring one. The bar magnets were much stronger.
Luckily the black ring was so soft that it could be cut with a knife.
A bit surprisingly the magnetic field is across the ring, so the bit had also to be cut across the ring.
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