Jerryc41
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This has been smoldering the back of my mind, and I hope to get to it some day. I bought a Fluke that has a pickup in the center of the flat bottom. Unless I drill a hole in the floor, I can't stand it up.
My plan is to remove the pickup body and relocate it so it's on the bottom side of the uke when I'm playing it. Then I would have to plug the hole somehow, while leaving the bottom flat.
The big problem is gaining access to the inside of the uke to hold the pickup while I loosen the outside nut. I can probably leave the adhesive bit under the bridge, but I'll have the same problem of inserting the pickup body into the new hole on the side.
I have a boroscope attachment for my phone, but I'll also need some kind of long tool to grasp the pickup body.
If you have any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them. If I ever get around to this, I'll post pictures.
EDIT: A quick look showed me two ways to install the pickup body - with a dowel and with a pickup cable. Push either one through the hole, plug it into the pickup, and pull it back through the hole. Easy Peasy.
My plan is to remove the pickup body and relocate it so it's on the bottom side of the uke when I'm playing it. Then I would have to plug the hole somehow, while leaving the bottom flat.
The big problem is gaining access to the inside of the uke to hold the pickup while I loosen the outside nut. I can probably leave the adhesive bit under the bridge, but I'll have the same problem of inserting the pickup body into the new hole on the side.
I have a boroscope attachment for my phone, but I'll also need some kind of long tool to grasp the pickup body.
If you have any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them. If I ever get around to this, I'll post pictures.
EDIT: A quick look showed me two ways to install the pickup body - with a dowel and with a pickup cable. Push either one through the hole, plug it into the pickup, and pull it back through the hole. Easy Peasy.
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