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Nashville, TN
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March 16
I have a few questions about piezo pickups with an active (9V battery) preamp. In a large body cbg, I’m thinking of installing a system with 2 piezo discs (or perhaps one under saddle piezo rod and one disc) wired in parallel to a blend pot (either…
Read more…I have wired a disc piezo and a rod piezo in parallel through a simple active (9V) endpin Jack preamp. I tested it before installing, by tapping them on the table. The disc piezo cane through strong. The rod piezo was faint. I plugged a different…
Read more…I have a 3 disc transducer set that combine to one wire that then are soldered to a 1/4” jack. I have a rod piezo that connects (vis 2.5mm plug) to a 3 band active preamp (with a 9 volt battery), which then connects to a 1/4” jack. I would like to…
Read more…I have read several discussions and articles about resonant frequency, many of them going pretty deep into the science/engineering of piezoelectrics. Much of it was over my head as a beginner, and I've had a hard time finding a rough rule of thumb…
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Hey Bryan - I think I tried to lead you astray....wire your piezo's in PARALLEL to calm them down - it's been so long I got mixed up.
I wire my speakers in series to double up on the impedence.
Hey Bryan - I just saw your message - Wow, I haven't used piezos for a long time - I would wire the piezos in series because it seems to take the harshness out of them. I would usually glue the disc to the back of the neck inside the box. It's purpose was mostly just to calm down the rod, which did most of the work.
Hi i see you like dulcimers here you see my holes on the teardrop dulci i made ! thanks for the comments and greeeeettsszz !A .D
Hi there Bryan ! thanks for the like & comments on my f holes, been doing them for some time now and the give a nice box this exstra swave thing i think and they are not that gard to do(i think) you findsome nice examples anywhere copy them on paper in the size you need, rub some charkkole on the bottom place them even on the box( think about left &right) draw them over whit a ballpointpen, so the charkkole rubs of on the box, drill small holes on the end points of the f holes, and you are ready to start cutting whit a saw, i use