DeArmond Model RH-C Acoustic Guitar Magnetic Pickup, c. 1950
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DeArmond Model RH-C Model Acoustic Guitar Magnetic Pickup, c. 1950, made in Toledo, Ohio, Tortoise Plastic and Chrome finish.
Overall length is 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.), 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) width.
This is a very cool and early example of DeArmond's classic sound hole pickup for flat-top guitars, the RH-C. Most of these have a white faceplate; only the first few years came with the tortoise or black plastic like this one. The unit shows some light wear overall but still sounds great. It is currently wired connected to an original period output jack that would need to be mounted in the rim of a guitar, but can be re-wired as needed depending on how it will be used. This pickup was practically ubiquitous in the 1950s and '60s as the primary method of amplifying a flat-top guitar, used famously by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, and a host of other period blues, folk, and country performers. Excellent - Condition.
Overall length is 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.), 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) width.
This is a very cool and early example of DeArmond's classic sound hole pickup for flat-top guitars, the RH-C. Most of these have a white faceplate; only the first few years came with the tortoise or black plastic like this one. The unit shows some light wear overall but still sounds great. It is currently wired connected to an original period output jack that would need to be mounted in the rim of a guitar, but can be re-wired as needed depending on how it will be used. This pickup was practically ubiquitous in the 1950s and '60s as the primary method of amplifying a flat-top guitar, used famously by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, and a host of other period blues, folk, and country performers. Excellent - Condition.