Anyone recognize this control plate/pickup?

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Jim Newberry
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Anyone recognize this control plate/pickup?

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A friend of a friend in Chicago ran across this... Does anyone recognize from whence it came?

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looks like one of the old Supro lap steel pieces to me
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it's from a harlin bros. multikord. There is a volume and tone pot along with a dowah button. On mine, there is an impedance matching transformer between the pickup and the electronics.

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Well, that solves that mystery! Thanks guys, I'll send the word along.
"The Masher of Touch and Tone"

-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps
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Jeremy, that might also explain why he measured very low DC resistance on the pickup's coil. That transformer must be an integral part...
"The Masher of Touch and Tone"

-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps
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