Schatten CH-3 Artist Pickup for
Celtic Harps and Pedal Harps
New
for
April 2006 is our CH-3 Artist pickup system. Designed to
work flawlessly on both Celtic harps and Pedal harps, this
pickup delivers full, rich sound quality and ease of
installation in one neat package.
The pickup is completely non-invasive. There are no holes to
drill and no modification is required to install this
system. The piezo sensing unit is a further development of
our HFN series of pickups and combines our Artist preamp
with a revolutionary piezo design in soundboard mounted
transducers.
Simply put, what you get out of this pickup system is the
exact sound of your harp......it allows your harp to sound
just like you know it sounds: fully acoustic, tonaly open,
and warm.
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The transducer unit
is designed to be installed approximately one-third of the way
up from the bass end of the soundboard. As shown in the photo
above, the main unit of the pickup (the part with the white
label) spans the string strip, while the treble extension unit
(the smaller rosewood part attached to the main unit) enhances
the sound of the pickup, extends the range and tonal quality
and allows the piezo unit to sample sound over a larger area of a harps
soundboard.
The transducer
unit normally attaches to the soundboard with the supplied 3M
VHB foam mounting tape. This tape provides a solid and secure
mounting for the pickup but still allows for quick and easy
removal of the system.
This
pickup system has been tested on Lyon & Healy pedal harps,
Salvi Celtic and pedal harps, Triplett Celtic harps, Dusty
Strings Celtic Harps, and Rees Celtic harps*. The CH-3 Artist
fits properly and sounds good on all of these harps.
The preamp / battery unit (as
shown in the photo above) simply mounts to an inner surface of
the harp sound box with self adhesive velcro.
The entire pickup system is removable in seconds, should you
not want to leave it in place.
In our
sample harp, the cross bracing provided a convenient spot to
place the preamp and still provided good access for plugging
in a standard 1/4" guitar cord. On some harps this unit will
mount on the hidden inside lip of the back of the sound box or
on the curving inner wall of the sound box itself.
A 24 inch shielded
wire connects the piezo unit to the preamp unit. There is more
that enough wire to allow the pickup to be placed where
required and to be able to mount the preamp unit in a suitable
location.
The
pickup comes fully wired and assembled. The only thing that
you have to provide is a 9 volt alkaline battery for the
preamp. Total installation time is normally a couple of
minutes at the most. It's that easy.
Read reviews and comments from
The Harp Connection, a harpist using the CH-3
artist plus the comments of an audio production engineer
- Reviews
The entire
piezo unit has a total weight of only 14 grams (1/2
ounce). Attaching this pickup to the soundboard of
your harp will not change the sound or response in any
way.The preamp unit (with a battery
installed) has a total weight of 97 grams (3.4 ounces)
and does not affect the sound of the instrument.
Each pickup is handbuilt and tested in our workshop to ensure good
sound. As well, each pickup is warranted for a period of two yearsfrom date of purchase to the
original purchaser.
CH-3
Artist Harp Pickup with preamp
Model
In
Stock
Price
Quantity
CH-3 Artist Harp Pickup
Yes
$190.95
Prices shown are in US funds
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A note
about preamps, DI's, mixers, boards: This pickup is
designed to work properly running from our pickup into any
normal amp (guitar amp, bass amp, etc.).
Due to design factors inherent in P.A. mixers and boards (and these
vary considerably), if you are running straight into a P.A., then a
Preamp/ DI will most likely
be necessary to boost line signal strength
and lower the impedance so that the mixer
receives a proper signal.
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would prefer to speak to us directly, please feel free to contact us toll
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