DeArmond Model 210 Acoustic Guitar Pickup (1974)
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DeArmond Model 210 Model Acoustic Guitar Pickup (1974), made in Toledo, Ohio, White Plastic and Chrome finish.
Overall length is 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.), 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) across at the widest point.
This is a very nice 1970s example of DeArmond's improved sound hole pickup for flat-top guitars, the model 210. This was a later development of the venerable RH-C, with adjustable polepieces making string-to-string balance adjustable. The date on the original volume pot is 1974 so the unit would date to that era. It shows some light wear overall (a few string scratches on the plastic coil cover) but still sounds great. It is currently wired connected to a standard output jack that would need to be mounted in the rim of a guitar, but can be re-wired as needed depending on how it will be used.
This style of magnetic pickup was practically ubiquitous from the 1950s into the '60s before piezo bridge units came in as the primary method of amplifying a flat-top guitar, used famously by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Siegel-Schwall and a host of other period blues, folk, and country performers. This late style is among the best sounding and most versatile of the series, as the adjustable poles are quite effective in getting the balance just right! Excellent Condition.
Overall length is 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.), 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) across at the widest point.
This is a very nice 1970s example of DeArmond's improved sound hole pickup for flat-top guitars, the model 210. This was a later development of the venerable RH-C, with adjustable polepieces making string-to-string balance adjustable. The date on the original volume pot is 1974 so the unit would date to that era. It shows some light wear overall (a few string scratches on the plastic coil cover) but still sounds great. It is currently wired connected to a standard output jack that would need to be mounted in the rim of a guitar, but can be re-wired as needed depending on how it will be used.
This style of magnetic pickup was practically ubiquitous from the 1950s into the '60s before piezo bridge units came in as the primary method of amplifying a flat-top guitar, used famously by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Siegel-Schwall and a host of other period blues, folk, and country performers. This late style is among the best sounding and most versatile of the series, as the adjustable poles are quite effective in getting the balance just right! Excellent Condition.