Free recycled Piezo pickups - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T09:24:14Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/free-recycled-piezo-pickups?groupUrl=lowbudgetland&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A1574962&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSeems a lot of the modern mus…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-05-22:2592684:Comment:15749622013-05-22T17:21:23.423ZWhere's Uranus?https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WheresUranus
<p>Seems a lot of the modern musical cards aren't using piezos anymore they're using some kind of tiny flat dynamic speaker, usually in black plastic, stamped 16 ohms.</p>
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<p>Howsoever, if you're prepared to wait around a couple of weeks, you can order a bag of 15 for $3 and change from <a href="http://dx.com/p/13mm-x-2mm-piezo-buzzers-black-red-15-piece-pack-146570" target="_blank">these guys</a>, they've always been reliable for me, but they're never very fast. Expect a month and you…</p>
<p>Seems a lot of the modern musical cards aren't using piezos anymore they're using some kind of tiny flat dynamic speaker, usually in black plastic, stamped 16 ohms.</p>
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<p>Howsoever, if you're prepared to wait around a couple of weeks, you can order a bag of 15 for $3 and change from <a href="http://dx.com/p/13mm-x-2mm-piezo-buzzers-black-red-15-piece-pack-146570" target="_blank">these guys</a>, they've always been reliable for me, but they're never very fast. Expect a month and you won't be dissappointed.</p>
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<p>I too stocked up on the Dollar Tree alarms, before finding this.</p> The headphones didn't work ou…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-09-08:2592684:Comment:12374212012-09-08T03:56:53.450ZOrder99https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RandyWhitley
The headphones didn't work out as well as i'd hoped Rusty-too tiny and too cheaply made, with cellophane heads, they weren't receptive enough. Now I did get a faint signal when I used it in my godawful-loud Piepan Dulcimer-banjo, but not enough to justify trying again. So far, i'm sticking with the simple Piezo and Mono jacks when I bother to electrify at all-most of my latest Tennis-racket specials are nearly as loud as a full-sized Classical (i'm betting it's the maple-veneer chamber) so i'm…
The headphones didn't work out as well as i'd hoped Rusty-too tiny and too cheaply made, with cellophane heads, they weren't receptive enough. Now I did get a faint signal when I used it in my godawful-loud Piepan Dulcimer-banjo, but not enough to justify trying again. So far, i'm sticking with the simple Piezo and Mono jacks when I bother to electrify at all-most of my latest Tennis-racket specials are nearly as loud as a full-sized Classical (i'm betting it's the maple-veneer chamber) so i'm not electrifying unless it's for a client and they want the option... o99... how did the headphone…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-09-06:2592684:Comment:12350972012-09-06T03:42:40.704Zrusty casehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/rustycase
<p>o99... how did the headphone speakers work out for you???</p>
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<p>$ store had 0 door alarm buzzers available... I had only bought a couple, many months ago to use for scaring deer in my garden... they are hopelessly lost, now.</p>
<p>just found 6 of em at a yardsale... all wrapped up in a bundle of packing tape..lol.. a buck for all of em!</p>
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<p>o99... how did the headphone speakers work out for you???</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>rc</p>
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<p>$ store had 0 door alarm buzzers available... I had only bought a couple, many months ago to use for scaring deer in my garden... they are hopelessly lost, now.</p>
<p>just found 6 of em at a yardsale... all wrapped up in a bundle of packing tape..lol.. a buck for all of em!</p>
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<p></p> Tnx for suggesting the possib…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-08-27:2592684:Comment:12238732012-08-27T15:27:09.590Zrusty casehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/rustycase
<p>Tnx for suggesting the possibilities!</p>
<p>rc</p>
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<p>Tnx for suggesting the possibilities!</p>
<p>rc</p>
<p></p> Just a reminder, this is prim…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-07-25:2592684:Comment:6855332011-07-25T15:15:36.398ZFrank Millerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/FrankMiller
<p>Just a reminder, this is prime yard sale time. Around here, I'm finding a lot of toys that make noise for 10 to 25 cents.</p>
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<p>Just a reminder, this is prime yard sale time. Around here, I'm finding a lot of toys that make noise for 10 to 25 cents.</p>
<p> </p> These aren't Piezos-but that…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-06-30:2592684:Comment:6372922011-06-30T04:51:36.624ZOrder99https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RandyWhitley
These aren't Piezos-but that Dollar Tree mentioned earlier for the window alarms? They also sell headphones...two tiny speakers for a dollar. Still working on my first build(might finish this weekend I hope) and I aim to try the speaker route and see what happens...
These aren't Piezos-but that Dollar Tree mentioned earlier for the window alarms? They also sell headphones...two tiny speakers for a dollar. Still working on my first build(might finish this weekend I hope) and I aim to try the speaker route and see what happens... Great ideas that I'll have to…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-22:2592684:Comment:5264042011-04-22T06:05:55.493ZMark Ayershttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MarkAyers
Great ideas that I'll have to look into thanks
Great ideas that I'll have to look into thanks I smashed an old digital alar…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-22:2592684:Comment:5262142011-04-22T05:29:54.401Zeconnofoothttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/econnofoot
I smashed an old digital alarm clock and got one out of it that I just put in a uke build.
I smashed an old digital alarm clock and got one out of it that I just put in a uke build. I find a lot of sources for p…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-22:2592684:Comment:5263972011-04-22T05:24:22.479ZFrank Millerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/FrankMiller
I find a lot of sources for piezos by searching through yard sales. A lot of times, noise-making toys, etc, are available for next to nothing (my kind of price). Some have small speakers, but these can be used as pickups, too, but you may want to build a pre-amp to up the signal.
I find a lot of sources for piezos by searching through yard sales. A lot of times, noise-making toys, etc, are available for next to nothing (my kind of price). Some have small speakers, but these can be used as pickups, too, but you may want to build a pre-amp to up the signal. I have found a lot of them in…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-02-25:2592684:Comment:4603482011-02-25T16:37:21.708Zkeith petersonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/keithpeterson
I have found a lot of them in old phones, has to be the phones that are really heavy, piezo is the ringer between two metal plates, cant be a digital phone. Also window alarms at the dollar store for 99 cents. Happy Hunting. PS you can find these old phones at Goodwill, Salvation Army, ect...
I have found a lot of them in old phones, has to be the phones that are really heavy, piezo is the ringer between two metal plates, cant be a digital phone. Also window alarms at the dollar store for 99 cents. Happy Hunting. PS you can find these old phones at Goodwill, Salvation Army, ect...