Manufacturers Details:
TWO Twin SoundSpot™ Classics
SoundSpots are ultra-sensitive transducer pickups suitable for stringed and non-stringed acoustic and ethnic instruments.
Unlike other “dot-type” transducer pickups, each SoundSpot™ is hand ground to extremely fine tolerances. This process,
along with the selection of materials, renders a pickup with a very thin surface that also maintains its strength and
flexibility. The result is a transducer that is ultra-sensitive to an instrument’s surface vibrations and, therefore,
is extremely natural and warm sounding.
• Ultra-sensitive transducer pickup
• Hand ground to extremely fine tolerances
• Versions available for most acoustic instruments
• Extremely natural and warm sounding
• High grade materials for strength and flexibility
Pickups
Two TWIN SoundSpot Classics
Position
In the openings of the bridges
Applying The Pickup
Use super glue (cyanoacrylate) to adhere the pickups in the bridges’ openings, making sure that there is at least 10"
of space between the upper and lower pickup pairs. This helps to balance the sound. In order to keep the cords from
rattling, tape them down to the soundboard at three or four points.
Jack
The two 1/4" jacks should be taped to the narrow sides of the instrument using self-adhesive dual-lock hook-and-loop
strips.
Usage Tips
Using two pickups for the hammer dulcimer provides an exceptionally spacious sound, whether plugged into a P.A.
system, two amplifiers, a stereo amp, or a recording console. Because the bass and treble strings are picked up
separately, they can be processed separately and placed in the stereo spectrum to suit your taste.
Note: Using a dual-mono-to-single-mono Y-cord allows you to run the pickups in mono mode.
You can also run the pickups’ output to an electronic tuner to aid tuning the instrument.
For P.A. and recording applications, a high-quality direct box such as as the D-TAR Solstice or Equinox is suggested.
D-TAR SOUNDSPOTS
D-TAR SOUNDSPOTS
