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The making of a pickup

Time for a new project - let's build a turntable!  Alright, let's start with the basics. What do I need? I've searched everywhere and nowhere, and these are the used components:       - Two speakers       - Transformator (230V to 12V)      - Quite some cables       - Wood for the housing (I used birch and fire)       - Mounting materials (wood glue / screws / nuts and bolts)      - control knobs      - if you want/need: 6.35 to 3.5 mm convertor jack      - turntable plateau (only some components were connected..)     - amplifier, I chose for not a mono amp, but a stereo. It gives a different sound, more 'real' and warmer      - (optional) on/off switch      - (optional) anti-static slipmat       - (optional) isolation feet mats       - (optional) turntable adapter      - (optional) 2 gram shell weight  First I wanted to make sure that all the electric components work. The scheme I made and used is as followed: (Watch out! Most pickups do not have a 'control'