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Pickup for Altamira M30
What pickup would fit an Alta M30. I have been told that the M30 design requires a very thin pickup.
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Krivo would be a good bet if you're going for a magnetic, they're very thin profile. For reference, I have a peche that I love but it frets out the high E on my M10.
There's a Krivo Nuevo pickup for sale in the classified section of this forum. Less than half the price of a new Krivo.
I've owned 2 M-10's and an M-30 & used krivos on all of them with very satisfying results. I favor the micro manouche these days. If you use the tiniest dot of putty on each side of the pickup, it'll stay put & not interfere with the strings.
I also use the krivo and the k&k XT and it's pretty awesome on my M01
I slapped a good ol’ Peche A La Mouche on mine. I don’t believe the talk about pickups needing to be thin in Altamiras is all that accurate. I ran into that discussion when I was searching for this pickup and there was only one voice that said it would be fine. They were right and now I will pass this on to you!
Will a Stimer and/or Kleio fit on an Altamira (without modifications)?
Michael's promotional pages for Eastman says yes re Stimer, but his pages for Altamira are silent on it.
Sorry if I've missed it, but I tried to research all the various threads, etc. and I can't find any definitive answer to this.
I have a Krivo that I used on an Altamira for sale here. I shortened the cable but you can see from a video how I wired it so that it was removable but also hard wired to the jack.
https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/21651/for-sale-old-french-tuners-krivo-petite-bouche-pickup#latest
Krivo fits perfectly on an Altamira, no clue about Stimer tho. I can say a Peche isn't compatible with an Altamira M-10, almost learned that the hard way at a gig but luckily decided to try it first before I left.
Specifically, does anyone know whether a Stimer and/or Kleio will fit on an M30?
My understandings: Stimer (8mm) / Kleio (7mm) / M30 (12mm string clearance).
If these measurements are correct, then I would think that either will fit, but from what I read about even thinner pickups (Yves Guen, Peche, etc.), Stimer / Kleio probably won't. No interest in Krivo, etc., etc., which obviously fit.
You can measure it, press the high E at the very end of the fretboard and measure the distance to the top. Whatever you get, figure that you'll need 1mm extra between the string and the pickup. Also add another mm on a top of stated pickup thickness in case you're using a putty for mounting.
You can call Michael and ask, he's very responsive.