I have a two-disc piezo pick up to install in a tin. I've bored the hole in the side of the tin and got the jack outward pointing and in place but what do I do with the discs? What's the best way to attach them to the lid of the tin? Sellotape? PVA glue? Any other method and I'm going to have to buy something to do it with. Would sellotape or PVA glue work? Which side of the piezo gets stuck to the tin lid? Is it bronze side down (directly on the lid with the white and bronze side visible inside the lid) or the other way around? This is my first dance so I'm totally confused lol. Excited to be amped up soon but still confused!

Thanks in advance.

Dani 'Still Need A Cool Nickname' Garside

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Dani, don't worry. If this stuff was rockets, it might matter. I get my discs in bag fills. They are pennies each. Ruin a few. Enjoy!

Dani

It just standard silicone sealant used around baths and sinks, I use clear. If you have an Alltools near by they are cheap, otherwise B&Q or Wicks

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=+silicone+sealent+clear&ie=ut...

Thanks for the reply, David, and for the link too. I managed to find some this morning. In Poundland, of all places! I do love things for a pound. As the American saying from some famous comedian goes, "I'd buy THAT for a dollar!' lol Thanks again. I'll post a sound recording of it once everything's assembled :)

Sit a slice of sink waste on your soundboard and half fill with hot glue,place the disc while still hot and fill with more hot glue

I almost forgot to report back with how the piezo sticking went! Well it went really quite well, if I do say so myself. Here's a couple of photomagraphs:

I used this stuff in the end.

Pound shop find.

I found it, of all places, in the pound shop, or dollar store equivalent! I decided to go with silly-cone mostly because it was cheap and I found it first. How extremely scientific of a decision lol

This was the start of the potting (I think it's called potting but I could be wrong):

Starting to pot the piezo discs

I added more on top of the piezo discs once the layer shown here had dried a bit then left it all to dry for about 18 hours.

So, overall, I think the task went well but I have to say a massive thank you to EVERYONE that helped and offered their advice so freely and generously. I couldn't have done it without you all and I think you're all superstars. :)

Hi everyone. So, as a way to wrap up the post I thought it would be nice to include a test recording for all those who offered advice on how to attach the piezo discs. Here it is. Please bear in mind that 1, I can't play, 2, I'm recording on a laptop and not a professional set up at all and 3. I'm using an amp designed for a ukulele that doesn't have the overdrive function. Still, I think it sounds pretty good, don't you think?

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Not bad at all Dani! Way to go!

Thanks very much, Gary. I'm over the moon with how it's turned out and sounds. Just three months ago I'd have never imagined that a decent sounding instrument could be made at home with just a few tools, a bit of imagination and a lot of help from you guys. Let alone that it could look half decent! Flabbergasted!

Hey Dani, it sounds great! Good job buddy! Has some of that real Dobro sound. I think I'll call you Dobro Dani.

Hey Dave. Thanks and glad you like it and think it sounds great. No idea what a Dobro is but I've seen the word around. Feel free to call me Dobro Dani or anything else. Just don't call me Too Early or Late For Dinner lol

You'll like a Dobro Dani. Have you heard Jerry Douglass and Allyson Crouse? Jerry's the best Dobro player on Earth.

I've not heard them, Dave. I feel a YouTube moment coming up ;) I'll go take a look-see.

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