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The round clamping face of the Stew-Mac C-clamp could be turned-down to provide a much smaller diameter footprint for better selective-area clamping of the Amulet but I wonder how well the vibrations of a single plucked string would transfer to the Amulet with the clamp in place? I wonder if Trance Audio could modify the construction of the Amulet to be more larger-area sensitive to eliminate or reduce the need for selective-area clamping so installation would be more forgiving with more consistent good results? Below is the method I've used to install a Trance Amulet M-VT system in a Martin HD-28. The method induces equal-pressure clamping on entire Amulet, which isn't Trance's recommended selective-area installation procedure. Removal of nylon caul on clamp face would reduce the footprint of clamping face to help facilitate some selective-area clamping of Amulet. Turning-down the swivel clamp-face on a lathe with a collet chuck would further reduce the diameter of the clamp face and enable better selective-area clamping of Amulet:
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Of course the 'correct' answer is you will not know till you try it, and then unless you glue it afterwards, you will not know how it compares/contrasts to tape. On a similar note, I've heard 3 or 4 guitars with the K&K taped in that sounded like crap, and once the tape was removed and pickups were installed with superglue sounded as expected. I've not heard a K&K taped in that didn't sound thin and gnarly. They were all glued with K&K supplied tape… Who is to say why people choose their reluctance to glue the pickups in, especially given the terrible tone of K&Ks when they are taped in compared to glue. K&K Pure Mini pickups are long lasting, non invasive as far as weight and responsiveness are concerned, and can be left in place (or removed) even if another pickup is desired/preferred. While having the first one installed, I asked my luthier if he'd have issues removing one, and he assured me with a razor blade and 2 minutes time, he could restore the guitar back to 'normal'. I trusted him, and I'm glad I did. I've heard two discussions that the superglue penetrates the surface of the pick plate (and wouldn't we want it to for proper adhesion), but I'd think an experienced tech or luthier could deal with that. I don't know if K&K Pure mini last forever once glued in, but mine have been in my guitars since 2005, and continue to function properly, and sound very guitar-like. |