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Post by dprestidge on Jul 11, 2017 20:05:47 GMT
I have a lovely Lowden, and I always meant to have a pickup installed. Then I heard the sad news that Sheehans in Leicester had closed, and their brilliant luthier, Cedric, had returned to France. Can anyone recommend someone who they would trust with performing a delicate operation on a £3000-plus guitar? Buying the pickup isn't the problem. Finding someone trustworthy within a day's drive of my home is proving difficult.
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 11, 2017 20:09:43 GMT
Adrian Lucas in Lincoln should sort you out.
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Post by dprestidge on Jul 11, 2017 20:39:58 GMT
Thanks. I'll check him out.
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Post by leoroberts on Jul 11, 2017 22:04:49 GMT
Yup, give ajlucas a ring. He's a member here, and a brilliant luthier. You'll be reet Adrian Lucas
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 11, 2017 22:33:30 GMT
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Post by ajlucas on Jul 12, 2017 8:17:29 GMT
I'd be happy to do it. Thanks for the recommendations folks.
I used to teach Cedric at Newark College before he worked at Sheehans.
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Post by martin130161 on Jul 12, 2017 8:41:45 GMT
I have a lovely Lowden, and I always meant to have a pickup installed. Then I heard the sad news that Sheehans in Leicester had closed, and their brilliant luthier, Cedric, had returned to France. Can anyone recommend someone who they would trust with performing a delicate operation on a £3000-plus guitar? Buying the pickup isn't the problem. Finding someone trustworthy within a day's drive of my home is proving difficult. I've got a basic Fishman Rare Earth soundhole pickup installed in two Lowdens, and have lost count of the number of times people have commented favourably on the 'live' sound - plus, the installation work is non-invasive!
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Post by gavdav on Jul 12, 2017 9:00:45 GMT
I have a lovely Lowden, and I always meant to have a pickup installed. Then I heard the sad news that Sheehans in Leicester had closed, and their brilliant luthier, Cedric, had returned to France. Can anyone recommend someone who they would trust with performing a delicate operation on a £3000-plus guitar? Buying the pickup isn't the problem. Finding someone trustworthy within a day's drive of my home is proving difficult. I've got a basic Fishman Rare Earth soundhole pickup installed in two Lowdens, and have lost count of the number of times people have commented favourably on the 'live' sound - plus, the installation work is non-invasive! yup - I've messed around with various things. Whilst I really don't like the look of the soundhole pickup too much, I have the Rare Earth blend in my Lowden (O32c) and it works better than anything else I've tried.
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Post by Riverman on Jul 12, 2017 10:15:03 GMT
Another vote for the Rare Earth! We'll overtake those K&K fans eventually...
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 12, 2017 16:04:24 GMT
Another vote for the Rare Earth! We'll overtake those K&K fans eventually... Somebody is living dangerously!
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Post by Amit on Jul 13, 2017 11:26:02 GMT
I'm gonna go ahead and throw my hat into the Rare Earth (in my case Blend) ring too.
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 13, 2017 13:43:38 GMT
I'm gonna go ahead and throw my hat into the Rare Earth (in my case Blend) ring too. I can feel the tension mounting very quickly ...
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Post by oustudent on Jul 21, 2017 7:15:45 GMT
I had a Highlander twin system fitted to my Lowden F model a few years ago with a split saddle it had a clip on mic inside near the sound hole.
Fitted by KGB in Wirral.
J
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