Manufacturers Details:
Twin SoundSpot™ XL
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
Pickup
TWIN SoundSpot XL
Position
On the soundboard inside the body
Applying The Pickup
Attach the two pickup discs with super glue (cyanoacrylate) with their metal sides facing the wood of the soundboard.
One disc should be placed in the area of the fourth-lowest bass string, while the other should be applied to the center
string area. Because the wood in a harp is very absorbent, press the pickup against the soundboard for at least two
minutes while gluing them. Wait another five minutes before affixing the jack, in order to avoid pulling off the pickup
discs.
Jack
The 1/4" jack should be attached at the soundhole’s edge using a self-adhesive dual-lock hook-and-loop strip.
If you want a permanent jack, you can drill through the harp and solder the pickup’s cord to a standard 1/4" jack’s
conductors.
Usage Tips
Practically any amp will work for amplifying harps. Reverb and chorus effects sound especially good with a harp,
and using a pickup rather than a microphone for this application enhances the effect. For P.A. and recording applications,
a high-quality direct box such
as the D-TAR Solstice or Equinox is suggested.
D-TAR SOUNDSPOTS