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I had one of these but it's been sold. I seem to remember that the actual pickup is arounf 7mm thick and, if I recall correctly, I read somewhere that the distance between the top of the soundnoard and the strings needs to be 11mm.
I sold it because I couldn't get the mounting system to work, I found it very fiddly to fit to the guitar.
Yeah the mounting system looks ridiculous compared to the simple and functional clip on a peche
Yeah, I've got a Kleio 47 and it has a clip which works fine. The Guen mounting system was not secure and the pickup kept slipping.
You can place the clip on variants only near the neck though, if you want more attack the Guen method allows you to mount it over the soundhole or closer to the bridge side.
Michael's shop page for the item is not showing the dimensions
Interestingly enough, the one review left for the Guen says that instead of trying to figure out the mounting system they successfully used putty instead.
I have a Yves Guen 48 but don't know if it's a Dupont version...it doesn't say Yves Guen Originale...I think it just says 1945 Paris. S/N is170xxx (can't read, under the cover screw).
I would measure it but had it in three rooms in the house this weekend and have a habit of putting something down to do something else...so I am not finding it today.
Hard to believe, but true.
Last thing I did with it was (subjectively) compare where an N-Audio magnetic phase detector turns on a polarity LED above & below the polepiece blade.
Most interesting comparison was a 1936 lapsteel Gibson CC pickup (I think EH100), a Biltoft P90-sized Blade single coil and the shape of the YG 48 magnetic field.
Who knows what it means, but it's interesting, and I seem to find everything else to spend time on other than playing guitar.
Gotta have a hobby, I guess.
I found my ST48, in a black box. I was looking for the bright metal.
I am sure now that it is a Dupont version.
Are the dimensions still wanted? I did not hide it again. Yet.
The main pickup body, not including the screws or extending rear cover tabs (11+10.4 mm) is 35.2 x 139.8 mm.
With the side screws and tabs, its 39.2 x 161.2 mm.
The under-string portion is between 7.8 (far end) and 8.45 mm (close to the knob enclosure end) tall. The control portion height is 15.2 mm max.
The additional knob height depends which knob is on it. This has a small fluted knob that is 15 mm higher. That's my main clue it's a Dupont.
Some of CYG's appear to have a beefier knob that look like it could be machined from some hardwood.
The guy I got the Yves Guen 48 from, on a guitar, told me tonight it is an Yves Guen Original. He had a Dupont one earlier & sold it. So the dimensions I gave are for the original family design based on the Stimer ST-48.
Which leaves me wondering what a Stimer is. It's not the name of the designer, and Google Translate doesn't know to do with the word.