KNA’s MP-2 is low-profile, portable, bridge-mounted piezo pickup with volume control. Designed for mandolin, the MP-2 is engineered and handcrafted by KNA.
The innovative design allows an entirely external setup without any modifications to the instrument. The complete installation can be completed within a matter of minutes.
The amplified tone is balanced and natural, providing full frequencies from bass to treble registers of the mandolin.
KNA MP-2 Mandolin Piezo Pickup Features
- Safe and Quick Install: Just mount the pickup jack housing onto the lower bout, just below the F-hole on your instrument's 1st (E) string pair side. Insert the wooden sensor into the bridge, between the base and the top, in the middle of the thumbwheels.
- Onboard Volume Control: Players can control their output signal onstage or in the studio from the pickup-mounted volume knob.
- Wood Housing and Sensor: The jack housing is encased in elegant and stylish ebony. The piezo sensor has a lightweight wooden casing to achieve maximum tonal sensitivity and transmission.
- Natural Sound: MP-2 has a passive design that reproduces the instrument's natural sound with no need for a battery.
- Protection for Your Instrument’s Finish: The adjustable clamps have protective cork at each point of contact to prevent damage to your instrument’s finish.
- Compatible with All Types of Flat-Backed Mandolins: The pickup is designed to fit perfectly on A- and F- body style flat-backed mandolins with adjustable base-and-top style bridges.
Specifications
- Weight: 45g / 1.6oz
- Wood for Jack Housing: Solid ebony
- Wood for Sensor Casing: Maple and white beech
- Maximum Impedance: 800 ?
- Potentiometer: 500 k?
- Pickup Sensor Dimensions: 20mm X 23mm X 25mm (0.787 in X 0.905 in X 0.984 in)
- Lead Wire Length: 140mm (5.511 in)
- Jack Housing Length: 50.3-50.4mm (1.98-1.984 in)
- Jack Housing Height: 21.3-21.4mm (0.839-0.843 in)
- Mounting Bracket Untightened: 54mm (2.125 in)
- Foot Width: 15.8-16mm (0.622-0.629 in)
- Pickup Sensor Thickness: 1.9-2mm (0.073-0.079 in)
- Sensor to Jack Housing Plug Length: 40mm (1.574 in)
- Jack Housing Width: 13mm (0.511 in)
- Mounting Bracket Tightened: 38mm (1.496 in)
- Thin Shim Thickness: 0.6mm (0.023 in)
- Thick Shim Thickness: 1mm (0.039 in)
**Handmade Pickups May Vary Slightly in Size Due to the Nature of the Building**