Pickup Makers Summary and Complete Listing:
Pickup TypesPickups for the violin family can be divided into 8 different types as listed below.
I have listed an example of each type.
| 1. Electric and Acoustic Replacement Maple Bridge Pickup | ||
| L.R.Baggs http://www.lrbaggs.com |
Maple bridge blank with transducer permanently fitted on the back | |
| Barcus Berry http://www.barcusberry.com |
Maple bridge blank with transducer permanently fitted in left bridge ear | |
| Ithaca stringed Instruments http://www.ithacastring.com |
Maple bridge with 2 transducers permanently fitted | |
| 2. Electric Solid Body Replacement Bridge Pickup | ||
| Ashworth
AJ series http://www.ashworthelectronics.com/ |
Multi-transducers fitted in a bridge replacement | |
| Barberra http://www.barberatransducers.com/ |
Multi-transducers fitted in a bridge replacement | |
| 3. Attachment Pickup for Acoustic | ||
| Fishman http://www.fishman.com |
Wing insert transducer | |
| Barcus
Berry Clamp-on http://www.barcusberry.com |
Clamps to side of bridge | |
| Headway http://www.headwayelectronics.com/ |
Wraps around body | |
| C-Ducer http://www.c-ducer.demon.co.uk |
Wraps around body | |
| 4. Electrodynamic | ||
| StringAmp www.stringamp.com |
Fits under the bridge feet | |
| 5. Electromagnetic | ||
| Bowtronics http://members.aol.com/bowtronics/index.htm |
Fits onto the end of the Fingerboard - No longer available. | |
| Rebo http://www.uli-boesking.de/rebo/ |
Fits onto the end of the Fingerboard | |
| 6. Soundpost Replacement for Acoustic | ||
| Stephan
Kurmann http://www.stephankurmann.com/soundpost/index.htm |
Soundpost Replacement | |
| 7. Bugs for Acoustic | ||
| Ashworth http://www.ashworthelectronics.com/ |
Stick onto back of bridge or body surface | |
| King
Brown http://www.kingbrownhandcrafts.com |
Fixes to bridge or body surface | |
| 8. Microphone for Acoustic | ||
| Fishman http://www.fishman.com |
Microphone and insert transducer with preamp and controls in shoulder rest | |
| Microvox http://www.microvox.demon.co.uk/ |
Microphone swan neck with pre-amp on belt mounted box | |
| Read
Instrument Microphones http://www.riml.biz |
Microphone over sound hole with C bout attachment | |
Here is a (nearly) complete list of all pickup makers world-wide: