Based in the UK, Pete & Sue Mallinson of Albion Music Services create handcrafted electric mandolins, world instruments, upgrade kits for the more popular factory made e-mandos and a huge range of mandolin family pickups for luthiers both professional and amateur. A friendly and expert service is our priority - just get in touch for advice, custom made parts, instruments or suggestions for anything related to the world of electric mandolins and folk instruments. Please enjoy your visit and find out why Almuse parts and instruments are rapidly gaining popularity worldwide.
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Latest News Dec 2012 - Two new ranges of "Half a P Bass" pickups added wound and graduated specifically for Mandola, Bouzouki and Ukulele. Nov 2011 - The "alternative" vintage Fender style pickup is now available. The FMC4 is a high output model with N42 magnets and wound to 8.2kOhms...ideal for rock and jazz styles. Nov 2011 - The AFM61L Fender replacement is now available. This, the first in the range is very similar in character to the Mandobird upgrades. Sept 2011 - Another option offered for Mandobirds, the CTS range are 4 wire coil tapped variants with plenty of output and a warm soloing tone. July 2011 - A new Mandobird option introduced, The "PhatBird". The design is inspired by the classic Gibson P90 pickup and features a shallower, larger diameter coil, more powerful magnets and a DC resistance of 8.8k giving a more mellow tone verging on distortion. Main applications are blues and rock. See the appropriate upgrade pages for more information. |
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