54 pick-up issues

[pol isaac]

Hi,
I have some issues concerning the pick-ups on my 54 Rhodes.
I have to replace at least 1 pick-up every 2 weeks.
Especialy when I moved the piano after a concert or rehearsal.
They are soldered one-by-one.
I've bought the piano 2 years ago like "totally revised"
What could be the problem?
thanks.

[Jenzz]

Hi + Welcome :-)

The pickups with the white band are prone to failiure. The laquer on the copper wire gets / is broken at the sharp edge of the bobbin (green circle in attached pic)). Due to the broken covering, the copper gets corroded and the wire is broken.

Since on a 54 all pickups are in series, even a single dead pickup will have the whole instrument dead.

The only solution will be to replace or rewind the dead pickups. The keep (hopefully) the working pickups intact, place a drop of urethane laquer at the area at the circle to recover the laquer layer on the wire.

Jenzz

Jenzz

[pol isaac]

Hi Jenzz,

Thanks a lot!
this info is quit helpful!
love this forum already!

pol.