Hi,
It sounds to me like you have the top string over the edge of the coil.
The coil center is sometimes 1/4" in from the edge of the housing. As
an experiment move the pickup sideways and let me know if that makes a
difference.
I have a 1968 Selmer catalogue which lists the Rhythm chief at 22gns
and the 1100 model at 23gns. A gns was old currency in the UK 1 gn =
?1.05 - all that finished in 1971 when we went decimal.
Best wishes,
Will
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--- In jazz_guitar@..., "dangelico603" <jpcombs@h...> wrote:
Hey Will,
You said that you've repaired DeArmonds before. Well I've got a
Rhythm Chief on my D'Angelico that I'm having a slight balance issue
with. The high E is quite a bit quieter than the B (which is quite
a bit louder than the other strings.) I play with Daddario chrome
12's but I swap the 12 for a 13 on the high E. I've compensated by
tweaking my technique. I now unconsciously hit the E harder and the
B lighter but I was wondering if this is common or if you had any
suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Jason
P.S. I thought the Rhythm Chief was made earlier than the
sixties.
