How well does a rod pup work w/3 string cbg

Posted by Wyndham Dennison on April 6, 2011 at 1:22pm

I'm planning a 3 string dulcimer with a rod pup mounted in a wood base and a floating bridge. Ted Crocker makes one like this.

My main concern is that the 3 strings span about 1 3/8 in and the rod is much longer. Will this effect the tone or does that matter.

I also saw the CBGitty pup & preamp that looks very nice as well, if I were to drill my own base for the pup, how best is it to seal it in, silicone sealer or what? Thanks for any ideas Wyndham

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  • Wyndham Dennison April 8, 2011 at 11:43am
    Thanks Shawn, I just need to get one and try out different fitting. Wyndham
  • Shawn April 8, 2011 at 8:16am
    The rod piezo must be butted up to the saddle to get good sound. The better you get the contact down the full length. (dead flat) the better sound you get. I installed on on Vicky and at first it was weak sounding. I took the bridge apart and reworked it. I placed 3 shims under the rod to push it into the saddle and super glued them in place. I hear you can cut the rod down but I would keep it as long as possible to gain full range of sound. You could shape the saddle wide at the area that sits in the wood bridge ( the bottom) and center the three string area above kinda would look like a whale tail.
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