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Wichita Sam # 201

Posted by Wichita Sam on April 3, 2010 at 5:30pm

A custom build jumps over my "centenial" WS # 200....

Wichita Sam # 201

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Its a fretted three stringer, fancy headstock, vintage (looking) tuners, maple neck, mahogany fretboard.

201soundholes.jpg 201. soundholes picture by WichitaSam

Nice little design feature with soundholes in the neck end of the box, a mahogany bridge with brass bar saddle, gold tone volume knob and a hand cut trapeze string termination...

If you want more, click below....

http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj317/WichitaSam/Wichita%20Sam%20201/?albumview=slideshow

the best,

Wichita Sam

thanks for lookin

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  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars April 7, 2010 at 10:23am
    Nice looking guitar Sam, I wonder what the next 100 will be like. Your piezo bridge is a nice design, I like the scalloped look really hides the fact there are 2 big round discs in there. Classy
  • Wichita Sam April 6, 2010 at 8:00pm
    Thanks Dianne, BTW, your pentatonic strummers are big hits... I did a workshop for kids building one stringers, I've done several 3 & 4 stringers ... they are great learning tools for blues playing... thanks again for the assist.
  • Dianne Woods April 6, 2010 at 3:16pm
    Very nice CBG, great job. Keep it up.
  • Wichita Sam April 5, 2010 at 8:41am
    Wes,

    Serial connection was what I tried first, worked, so ..... no problem to try the other way, I'm just not an electric junkie, so left good enough alone....

    Sam
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates April 4, 2010 at 10:46pm
    :-) Thanks Sam. Sounds like you are somewhat familiar with computers (Open Source is a popular means of development and sharing knowledge freely). I'm kind of a Linux wienie.

    So one thing you mentioned is serial connection ( +---(+/-)---(+/-)--- -). I found a section in Google Books (Getting a Bigger Sound: Pickups and Microphones for Your Musical Instrument By Bart Hopkin pp53 that talks about connecting them in parallel. Didn't know if you tried that? Seems he's saying that piezos are very high impedence and serial connections sum that impedence whereby parallel divides the impedence. I might try that.

    Anyhow, I'll let you know.

    Gracias!

    -Wes
  • Wichita Sam April 4, 2010 at 6:32pm
    BE my guest.. I've never believed that we do anything more that extend the work of others and that what we do in the CBG community is "open source"... if you need details, let me know... the best,..San
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates April 4, 2010 at 4:02pm
    Mind if I experiment with that design? thanks!

    -WY
  • Wichita Sam April 4, 2010 at 11:19am
    no pre-amp.... I have gotten in the habit of using 2 piezos wired in series... It gives a nice tone and I set them up in a sandwich between the bridge plate and the box top (just under the brass bar).... almost no feedback...

    Tons better than just gluing a single piezo under the box top and makes for an otherwise simple install....

    the best,

    Sam
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates April 4, 2010 at 9:53am
    Sam, are you using any pre-amp inside? I assume it's a piezo (no mag pup I can see).

    -WY
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