Alnico bars how To know what is it?

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Rhandy

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Hello
I buy some alnico bars from Internet The come in different bags and with The Type identifed on one paper.
But it seems all The same... all are polish Type and I like to know if are any way To measure it by Type. How i can know if is a real alnico 2 or 4 or 8?



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Re: Alnico bars how To know what is it?

Just take a bite of one...

Alnico 2 is full of chewy caramel.
Alnico 4 is fluffy nuget.
A8 is thick caramel and crunchy peanuts.
 
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If you know that's what you have, see which ones are harder to pull off your refrigerator.
 
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Aceman said:
Just take a bite of one...

Alnico 2 is full of chewy caramel.
Alnico 4 is fluffy nuget.
A8 is thick caramel and crunchy peanuts.
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Ok. You have fun.

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It's one idea.
Thank You.

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I have a little system to keep track of my magnets. A5 holds papers on the fridge, A2 are a bit weaker so I use them to stop diagrams from blowing off my desk (more of a paperweight) and I keep ceramics in the trash.

I don't have to check, because I always know where each type is.

But in all seriousness, the fridge test stated earlier works wonders. Just make sure to mark what magnet it is afterwards, or else you'll have to do it again.
 
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Its either fridge or you have to buy an expensive gaussmeter (or know someone who has one)
 
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All my magnets are marked I Just would like to know if are any easy way. But thats ok I found new usable aplications for my bars. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Thank You. But I found some bars marked in bag as alnico 2 with more strange than alnico 5??? I don't have any Gaussmeter and I don't know any body who have it.

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LtKojak said:
Without a gaussmeter, by sight alone is just not possible.
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I found one Gaussmeter app on google play. Works on galaxy s7.[emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]
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LtKojak said:
Boa sorte! ;)
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Português?

I found my polish alnico bars have different values. Alnico 2 about 19 Gauss on This meter. Alnico 5 25, 26 Gauss.
But all my rought Type bars have arround 25 , 26 gauss. I Think who seel me The bars Just put same Type of magnet in different bags with different names.

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Re: Alnico bars how To know what is it?

Rhandy, who did you get your mags from?

I actually deal custom-poured batches of alnico mag bars, but I'm in Italy.

I wished you good luck with that app, as no smartphone contains the required Hall-effect chip necessary to get an accurate reading.
 
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LtKojak said:
Rhandy, who did you get your mags from?

I actually deal custom-poured batches of alnico mag bars, but I'm in Italy.
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I'M in Portugal
I buy from Uk cermagmagnets.co.uk
Could You Please send To me link from where You buy it?
 
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Pepe,
You surprise me all the time, not only with your knowledge, but you actually pour your own custom alnico mag alloy?
That is just so over the top cool. To know you like Duncan p'up's makes me even more glad psychologically that I use them almost exclusively too.
I hope you don't mind a good old compliment from time to time, along with many others who deserve one every now and then.
Steve Buffington
 
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Christopher,
Sounds logical, but what about stronger mags, like RCA5, UORC5, A4, these mags are pretty popular too. Or do you just use
and order only two types of mags?
Steve Buffington
 
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Rhandy said:
I'M in Portugal
I buy from Uk cermagmagnets.co.uk
Could You Please send To me link from where You buy it?
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I'm a pretty small-time merchant, although I only deal with ISO 9000-compliant foundries and buy in bulk with particular set specs.

Being custom batches with bulk numbers on the minimum, my mags cost at least five times more than cermags, but the resultant inherent tonefootprint, optimized for their use in magnetic p'ups certainly make'em worth their while.

HTH,
 
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LtKojak said:
I'm a pretty small-time merchant, although I only deal with ISO 9000-compliant foundries and buy in bulk with particular set specs.

Being custom batches with bulk numbers on the minimum, my mags cost at least five times more than cermags, but the resultant inherent tonefootprint, optimized for their use in magnetic p'ups certainly make'em worth their while.

HTH,
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I would like to improve my gibson 498t. Alnico 8 or UOA5.?
You could sell me one by paypal or something like that?
I Put alnico 5 from my 498t on 490r
I like much more.
I Think 498t is too much midrange.
 
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SJ318 said:
Christopher,
Sounds logical, but what about stronger mags, like RCA5, UORC5, A4, these mags are pretty popular too. Or do you just use
and order only two types of mags?
Steve Buffington
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All the other magnets are for putting in pickups, of course. I *tend to dislike scooped magnets such as A5s and ceramics. I also tend to find that whenever an A2 is used, most times I prefer either an A3 to ease off the boominess in the neck or a UOA5 in the bridge, possibly roughcast if the situation requires it.

But the thing about A5 as a fridge magnet is true. The A2 and ceramic things, not so much.
 
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