User manual FISHMAN NATIONAL STYLE RESOPHONIC GUITAR PICKUP

[. . . ] Installation Guide Pickup Installation 1. Drill a . 094" (2. 4mm) hole in the cupped side of the cone, about 3/8" (9. 5mm) below the rim. Remove any burrs from the hole. National® Style Resophonic Guitar Pickup · For single cone instruments with National® biscuit-style bridge assemblies · Installation instructions for Passive and Active Models Thank you for choosing the Fishman National® Style Resophonic Guitar Pickup. [. . . ] Clean off any dust or debris from the bottom of the biscuit and apply a thin bead of woodworking glue around the edge. Plugging In Passive Pickup For clean, noiseless sound, use a high quality low capacitance instrument cable with metal plugs. For consistent sound into a variety of audio inputs, we recommend an outboard acoustic instrument preamp between the pickup and your amplifier or mixing console. Line up the ends of the saddle with the notches in the brass disc, on the side of the disc opposite the pickup element 6. Affix the biscuit to the disc and wipe off any excess glue. Double-check the alignment between the notches in the disc and the ends of the saddle. (over --> ) Active Pickup With the active pickup, you won't need an outboard buffering preamp, so you can get great sound when you, plug directly into any available audio input (instrument amplifier, DI, mixing console, soundcard, etc. ). Active Preamp Specifications Power: Battery Life: Maximum Output Voltage: Input Impedance: Output Impedance: System Gain: Signal-to-noise Ratio: Discrete Component Design: 9V alkaline battery 11, 000 hours 4 Volts peak to peak 2. 5 Meg Ohm Less than 5k Ohm 3dB 94 dB FET low noise class A input stage, bipolar class AB output stage Because we continually improve our products, the specifications and information in this manual are subject to change without notice. Pickup Installation, Cont'd. 7. Thread the pickup wire through the hole you drilled earlier. Jack Installation Where to Locate Jack? Metal Body Instrument For a metal instrument with a stick that runs the length of the body into the tailblock, we recommend that you place the jack on the treble side lower bout. Use a center punch at the chosen location and use a sharp 3/8" (9. 5 mm) brad-point drill. For best results, use a drill press and clamp the instrument securely to prevent the drill from wandering or distorting the shape of the hole. Wooden Body Instrument For most wooden instruments, locate the jack at the endblock, centered below the tailpiece. Drill a 3/16" (4. 8mm) hole and enlarge it to 15/32" (12mm) with a 15/32" tapered reamer. Note that if the instrument has a ring ("soundwell") inside the sound chamber, you may have to drill through it to accommodate the jack. 12 3 8. Fasten the biscuit/pickup assembly to the cone. Tighten this screw just enough to prevent the biscuit assembly from freely rotating on top of the cone. [. . . ] 2. 3 Pickup Signal to "IN" 10. Fasten the shielding cap to the jack. Fishman Transducers, Inc. 340 Fordham Road Wilmington, MA 01887 www. fishman. com 514-000-015 Rev A 3-05 [. . . ]