Rayvyn
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Anyone got the details on "timbuckers" or even better yet, some sound files?
I sold my Timbuckers a while ago, and have been kicking myself ever since. Do you guys know which pickup winder makes a pickup with similar tonal clarity, etc?
Timbuckers were so called 'pure handwounds' with no machines evolved. The is extremely time consuming and you need to be concentrated and calm handed to do so. The other winder i know who does that is David Plummer aka Zhangbucker, but be prepared to pay an upcharge to his hand guided (means with machines wound) standard pups.
I think you are misunderstanding what "hand wound" means. All pickups will be wound on some sort of coil winding machine, it would not be a viable option to make them without some sort of coil winding machine.
I do not misunderstand it, because i am a winder myself. I do 'hand wounds' too, but in fact they are only hand guided.
Pure handwounds are laid turn by turn, layer by layer without any machine. This is extremely annoying and time consuming. I did it for one bobbin and won't do it again. Maybe its me, i am not patient enough or dedicated for such things. By the way i learned knitting at school, but never knitted a whole thing, only one part of one sock.
The only guys i know who do 'pure handwounds' are Tim and David. If you do not believe me, look at zhangbucker.com