Fishman CONCERT INSTALLATION GUIDE

CONCERT SERIES PICKUPS
INSTALLATION GUIDE

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Read Me First!

If you are unfamiliar with these products, please pay
close attention to the dimensional requirements for
installation. Failure to do so can result in permanent
damage to the pickup.

Installation of this product is a straightforward
procedure, but we recommend this job only if you
are an experienced repair technician.

Preliminary

The Concert Series violin, viola and cello pickups

feature a piezo-ceramic element preinstalled in the
bridge. Using your preferred method for bridge fi t­ting, note the minimum allowable thickness for each
type of bridge (x) at the pickup insert (Figure 1).
Special care must be taken not to damage the
pickup wire when tooling the bridge blank.

Installing The Jack

For Violin and Viola:

After fi tting the pickup, place the jack to the left of

the chinrest on your violin or viola (Figure 3) and
tighten it with the enclosed chinrest key (Figure 2).
Be careful not to scratch the side of your instrument.

For Cello:

After fi tting the pickup, mount the adhesive-backed

jack holder to the back of the tailpiece. Peel off
the release fi lm and press the holder fi rmly in place
below the fi ne tuning machines of the tailpiece.
Position the holder so that the jack will be at a right
angle (90 degrees) to the tailpiece (Figure 4).

Insert the jack into the holder and snap shut. Since
the wire is somewhat microphonic, it should not be
allowed to lie on the face of the instrument.

Violin Viola Cello

x

= 4.0mm

Figure 1.

x

= 4.1mm

x

= 10mm

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Figure 3.Figure 2.

Figure 4.

514-300-005 Rev A 3-08