Weight of Fishman Rare Earth Pickups

[Arno Ehlscheid]

Hi all,


on the Fishman web site one can read, that they use for their rare earth soundhole pickups "neodymium pole-piece magnets", to improve the performance and also to reduce the weight of the PU. I´m thinking about to buy a Rare Earth for my `93 612C.
My question perhaps sound a little funny, but could the weight of the PU be a problem in the long term for the wood around the soundhole? One must fear, that the wood twists itself around the area where the Pu is fixed due to the weight?
How much the Rare Earth, say the humbucker version with the micro for example, weighs?

Any experience with this?

Tanks in advance for your replies


Arno