I'm about to start a reso project with a Lowes cone. I want a piezo pick up and love the way my Chickenbone John piezo rod bridge sounds. What would you suggest in terms of a bridge/pickup set up? I have rods, disks and even a CB Gitty rod bridge.
Could I drill a small hole in the cone to run a wire through or would this mess up the cones acoustics?
Ha anyone made a ring like disk piezo by drilling the cente of a disk out or would this kill the disk?
Thanks folks!
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This is my most recent build, it's my 6th CBG. Definitely my best build yet.
The bridge is made from a cut down 5/16 stainless steel bolt, with two nuts on it. The top side of the nut was trimmed off with a dremel so that the strings could pass over it. The bottom side of each nut was drilled and tapped with a 1/8" thread. I then drilled two corresponding holes through the license plate and used two 1/8" bolts to bolt a 4" diameter stainless steel bowl through the license plate to the bridge. I sandwiched a piezo rod pickup in between the license plate and the bowl, and the sound is amazing.
The license plate light was bought at a local auto parts supplier, and it's powered by a 9V battery located inside the box.
Next time I will probably use brass bolts for the bridge, cutting threads into the stainless was nerve-wracking.
Wow! That's quite the construction! Sounds like it is as tough as the vehicle the plate came off of! Tapped stainless huh? You are a braver man than I. Looks great!
I agree with Jef, i wouldn`t drill any other holes in the cone other then the one thats already there.
Tom Lauten > Randy S. BretzMarch 21, 2013 at 1:44pm
Thanks guys, it looks as if a centrally located disk or a rod below the bridge within the biscuit is the way to go, making it tidy and sound good is all I have to do now....that's "all"! Lol
Yes you can drill thru the disc. That's mr lowes secret! Wel done...
I prefer a strat pup inside, pointed at the bolt that drops thru the cone.. (the cone itself is non-ferrous, either alum or brass) there is already holes drilled in the cone when you get it, I wouldn't recommend adding any more, just use one of those..
never done it myself tom,but my understanding is,yes you can put a hole in the p/disc without destroying it,if i,m incorrect ,someone will set you straight pretty soon
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I like using two piezoes in parallel
I mount them to the neck inside the box with hot glue and hot glue covering the exposed side also to tame them a bit.
I would think if you can get one in the biscuit it would sound awsome
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This is my most recent build, it's my 6th CBG. Definitely my best build yet.
The bridge is made from a cut down 5/16 stainless steel bolt, with two nuts on it. The top side of the nut was trimmed off with a dremel so that the strings could pass over it. The bottom side of each nut was drilled and tapped with a 1/8" thread. I then drilled two corresponding holes through the license plate and used two 1/8" bolts to bolt a 4" diameter stainless steel bowl through the license plate to the bridge. I sandwiched a piezo rod pickup in between the license plate and the bowl, and the sound is amazing.
The license plate light was bought at a local auto parts supplier, and it's powered by a 9V battery located inside the box.
Next time I will probably use brass bolts for the bridge, cutting threads into the stainless was nerve-wracking.
cool :-D
I agree with Jef, i wouldn`t drill any other holes in the cone other then the one thats already there.
I prefer a strat pup inside, pointed at the bolt that drops thru the cone.. (the cone itself is non-ferrous, either alum or brass) there is already holes drilled in the cone when you get it, I wouldn't recommend adding any more, just use one of those..
never done it myself tom,but my understanding is,yes you can put a hole in the p/disc without destroying it,if i,m incorrect ,someone will set you straight pretty soon