Saw that coming. Figured it'd've been sooner; I think the old man's slowing down.
Thing is, we do have a second beater-fiddle, and I would like to try this, but the cost is a little intimidating so I am hoping for lots of user feedback to encourage me to give it a whirl. Since I don't play at all. But it would be just about my style to start on this before trying regular stringing.
The beater has a patched hole in the back (don't ask), so the volume is already low. Add pickup AND the octave strings?