I came into an old Kay mandolin that has almost no acoustic tone, and I'd like to convert it into a 4 string hollow body electric. I'm looking at magnetic pickup options that will fit the 1/2" gap between the top and the strings. I contacted Pete at Almuse about their Retro 4 pickup, and he thinks that the pickup wouldn't work because, even fully extended, the gap between the pickup and the strings would be 1/4".
Looking at the technical drawings on the Almuse site, it seems like it would work, but I imagine that Pete knows more about this than I do.
So I'm looking for a pickup that would work for this without breaking the bank. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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