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Piezo location

Started by Jack Noller. Last reply by CJWilky Mar 29, 2016. 9 Replies

I would like to know the best Piezo location for the best sound quality and why.  I know there are many different opinions on this subject. I personally like to locate 2 piezo inside the bridge, this…Continue

Preamp for rod piezo?

Started by Mark Reaney. Last reply by Bruce Trappes Sep 27, 2015. 2 Replies

Hi,I just tried my first rod-piezo, mounted under the saddle of the bridge.  I was rather underwhelmed. The sound was just fine, a bit more mellow than my usual disc type piezo, but the volume was so…Continue

Tuneable water bottle bongo

Started by C Cook. Last reply by C Cook Jan 18, 2015. 4 Replies

Hey guys, Looking at stuff on YouTube the other day I saw where they were making Bongo's using those five gallon water bottles. One guy was wishing he could tune his so I think I came up with an…Continue

Bass Uke set up?

Started by Tom Lauten. Last reply by Tom Lauten Jan 2, 2015. 2 Replies

Hi everyone.I'm building a bass ukelele (the kind with rubber strings). I have chosen a rod piezo under the saddle. I want to add a a Tillman preamp plus a tone and volume pot set up to get the most…Continue

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Comment by Bruce Trappes on October 31, 2013 at 3:06pm

check to make sure the pos wire goes to the correct terminal on the jack. Common problem & a mistake we've all made at one time or another. Vol control should also have one end tag soldered to the pot metal covering as well as an earth lead that goes to the jack. Think I got all that right.......

Comment by PapaSimone on October 31, 2013 at 2:00pm

Hi Nation,

I need help!  I have a grounding buzz on a piezo pickup.  It has volume control and the buzz stops when I touch the jack input.  It is not currently wired to the bridge or tailpiece.  Would that help?  I always seem to have grounding issues.

Please Help!

~Papa Simone

Comment by Mike "Katfish" Karash on January 23, 2013 at 10:23am

Tried some 20mm (smaller than my usual). No noticeable difference, great sound...

Comment by Ted Crocker on January 21, 2013 at 2:00pm

I've found no real noticeable difference, even with a small piece cut from a disk.  Read more here.

Comment by Kevin M. Kraft on January 21, 2013 at 3:47am

What difference does the size of the piezo disk make in the volume or sound quality? I have read thus far that size doesn't matter much at all. True?

Comment by Michael Recchione on January 12, 2013 at 11:18am

I just finished my first CBG build, with two piezo disks harvested from Radio Shack buzzers and mounted, respectively, under the sound board near the bass side of the bridge, and at the midpoint of the part of the neck inside the box.  I used hot glue to mount them.  I was worried that the sound would be too harsh and tinny, but the opposite was actually true - it was bassier than I expected, and I have to compensate at the amp to make the sound brighter. 

I've wired up passive tone controls, that essentially shunt high frequencies to ground through a pot - basically low-pass filters.  I was thinking of using a selector switch on the next build, that would let me choose between that same sort of RC network going to ring (ground) or to tip (to make it a high-pass filter).  Has anyone done anything like that, and if so, how did it work out?

Comment by Chris on December 16, 2012 at 9:55am

Stereo jack is fine, just wire it up as usual and don't use the third terminal.  Look online for a diagram that shows the difference between the two

Comment by Tom Baugues on December 15, 2012 at 5:28pm

I'm nearly done building my first Cigar box guitar so while I'm waiting on the finish to dry I have turned my attention to the piezo and jack. I bought both at Radio Shack months before starting this build and simply went in and asked for a 1/4 inch jack and piezo transduser. The salesman got me both and I paid and left. Well now I realise that I bought stereo jacks. Can I still use them or should I go back and pick upa  mono jack?

Comment by Marmelade on December 13, 2012 at 10:11am

Thanks !

I use to be a professionnal musicien, I'm now handicaped so I can't play as much as I would like. Now, instead I build instruments ! That's great too.

Comment by Chris on December 13, 2012 at 8:52am

That's a great sounding track.  Have you recorded an album or anything?  You should

 

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Piezo location

Started by Jack Noller. Last reply by CJWilky Mar 29, 2016. 9 Replies

Preamp for rod piezo?

Started by Mark Reaney. Last reply by Bruce Trappes Sep 27, 2015. 2 Replies

Tuneable water bottle bongo

Started by C Cook. Last reply by C Cook Jan 18, 2015. 4 Replies

Bass Uke set up?

Started by Tom Lauten. Last reply by Tom Lauten Jan 2, 2015. 2 Replies

Cable Piezo

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Piezo rezo

Started by Bert the Welder. Last reply by nailtown slim Dec 16, 2013. 7 Replies

Compressor for piezo

Started by Wade Aug 2, 2013. 0 Replies

Piezo forms and size

Started by Kevin M. Kraft. Last reply by HarleyTodd Jun 27, 2013. 5 Replies

PIEZOs - To Glue, or not to Glue....

Started by Keith Stanford. Last reply by Eric Johnson Mar 18, 2013. 1 Reply

Piezo for a wash tub bass?

Started by Tony. Last reply by Tony Feb 15, 2013. 6 Replies

Multiple Piezo Installation

Started by Redbelly. Last reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars Jan 18, 2013. 9 Replies

Hoboking Standard

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Rod PiezoInside the Bridge

Started by Redbelly. Last reply by Redbelly Dec 19, 2012. 24 Replies

piezo between box and neck?

Started by matthew. Last reply by Mark Dec 12, 2012. 4 Replies

Piezos...extreme frustration

Started by Tim Fleischer. Last reply by Keith Stanford Dec 5, 2012. 9 Replies

Which kind of piezo to choose?

Started by Alan Bluesboxguitars. Last reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars Nov 6, 2012. 8 Replies

Sources for PVDF sensor cable

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