cracks in modern duncan bobbins

[gibsonclassic2001]

Noticed some small cracks in the slug bobbin.
Looked like the ones other members posted last year.
Right out of the box.
Removed the bobbin to take a closer look.
This is what I found.

Most of my 40-50 duncans are vintage with CAB bobbins.
This is a 2011 bobbin.

 

[Heaven&Hell]

Re: cracks in modern duncan bobbins

That looks bad!!!! I have some Duncan's with cracking but not that bad.


Metal for life!!

 

[Securb]

Re: cracks in modern duncan bobbins

I am curious do you play an aggressive style of music? Is the pickup taking some abuse?

 

[gibsonclassic2001]

Re: cracks in modern duncan bobbins

I am curious do you play an aggressive style of music? Is the pickup taking some abuse?

Its mint condition on top of the bobbin except for hairline crack.
Its mounted in a vintage size Gibson m69 ring so the pickup is not even poking out of ring.

 

[SoundAt11]

Re: cracks in modern duncan bobbins

That is nasty looking. I've owned at least 30 different Seymour Duncans from the 80's, 90's, 00's, and '10's. I'm sure at least half of them have had small straight cracks in between the screws or slugs. It doesn't bother me, but it does seem very common.

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: cracks in modern duncan bobbins

There was a long thread on here that certain cracks are normal and expected and come from the plastic flowing around the mold.

This is my own wild guess, but in the picture above I wonder if that would be from overtightening the bobbin to the plate?

 

[gibsonclassic2001]

Re: cracks in modern duncan bobbins

There was a long thread on here that certain cracks are normal and expected and come from the plastic flowing around the mold.

This is my own wild guess, but in the picture above I wonder if that would be from overtightening the bobbin to the plate?

Could be overthightening.
But I guess the factory got a screw driver with tq control.

Btw the old CAB bobbin would strip the material before over tq .
So ill guess the modern got a more solid higher tq.