Schatten Harp Pickup Technical

Schatten Celtic Harp and Pedal Harp Pickup CH-3 Artist

The Sound Quality Of A Studio Mic - The Convenience Of A Pickup

Introduced in April 2006, our CH-3 Artist pickup system is designed to work flawlessly on both Celtic harps and Pedal harps. Complete with its' own integrated preamp, this pickup delivers full, rich sound quality and ease of installation in one neat package.	CH-3 Artist Harp Pickup System
This pickup system is completely non-invasive as there are no holes to drill and no modification is required to the instrument to install this pickup. 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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CH-3 Artist Harp Pickup System with integrated preamp

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$199.95

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CH-3 Artist Harp Pickup

The pickup sensor is designed to be installed approximately one-third of the way up from the bass end of the soundboard. The main unit of the pickup sensor 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 harp's 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.

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. 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.

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.

Download a copy of the CH-3 Artist Installation Instructions: View the installation instructions (pdf)

Each pickup is hand built and tested in our workshop to ensure good sound. As well, each pickup is warranted for a period of two years from date of purchase to the original purchaser.