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Philip Mitrakos


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Post  Posted 25 Aug 2012 5:00 am    
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I'd like to get some help or photo on how these emmons pickups are mounted ...
I have not yet pulled my truetones out to see the mounting plates..to see if I need to make mounting plates or what? ?
Thanks phil. pittsburghphil@hotmail.com


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Stephen Cowell


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Round Rock, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 25 Aug 2012 5:55 am    
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Looks like soap-bar mounting to me... you put a piece of foam under the pickup and use four wood screws to 'float' the pickup on the foam. I can't see any other way of mounting them without another bracket or something.
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Philip Mitrakos


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Post  Posted 25 Aug 2012 7:17 am    
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Im going to install these in this guitar


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James Marlowe


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Florida, USA
Post  Posted 25 Aug 2012 10:09 am    
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Philip,
I had one in my Zum I had to drill and tap the four holes. Emmons supplies those screws (good luck with that one), but Fastenal carries them too. I forget what the size is, but it tells you on the Emmons website. I suggest using stainless screws, since they go right through the middle of the p'up near the poles.
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Lynn Stafford


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Ridgefield, WA USA
Post  Posted 25 Aug 2012 11:21 am     Pickup Mounting Screws
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Phillip,

You'll need to remove the mounting plates so you can drill and tap them for the very small 2-56 mounting screws (item G) on page 7 of the Emmons Catalog.



If you look at the mounting plate (item J) also shown, you'll see the smaller 4 hole bolt pattern that's used for these pickups.
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Philip Mitrakos


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The Beach South East Florida
Post  Posted 25 Aug 2012 4:55 pm    
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Thank you got it!
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Jan Mulder


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The Netherlands
Post  Posted 30 Aug 2012 5:26 am    
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Make sure you don't use metal screws, only brass or RVS screws!

Jan
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Larry Moore


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Hampton, Ga. USA
Post  Posted 30 Aug 2012 5:25 pm     mounting the 108-n
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You can get the screws from Emmons about $0.25 ea
they are non magnete. I have them on mine no problem
The Emmons mounting plate has the holes 4-40 threads per in.
Larry
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