Also Sprach Lutz Sauer:
LS>He had a humbucker in the body where the neck ends and a 
LS>barcus-berry (?) fixed on the Resonator. Each Pick-Up has 
LS>his own Volume.
I don't know if a Barcus-Berry is similar to those Fishman piezoelectric 
pickups for acoustics.  Piezo devices work backwards than a crystal--a 
crystal turns voltage into a varying frequency and a piezo pickup turns 
vibrations from the bridge or body into varying voltage.  Was the B-B 
pickup on the cone itself or on the cover plate?
LS>how great is the danger of ruining at least the chrome?
Without knowing how he mounted the humbucker, I don't know how much you 
might damage the chrome.  What about just using a microphone on a stand?
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