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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on October 27, 2016 at 12:29pm

You make sense in what you say Michael, and i suspect you are correct, but many feel that a string above the node is the way to go, i've only done rods with equal strings-nodes, so can't really answer as to if it's better or worse

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Permalink Reply by Michael Zack on October 27, 2016 at 3:39pm

Thanks for the reply. There is a cost difference between 3-string rod piezos and 4-string, so I guess I'll have to give it a test.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on October 27, 2016 at 1:32pm

I make mine with a Corian saddle that sits on the rod. I have the short 4 string sized rods, and I don't hear any difference, they sound pretty good to my ear.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Zack on October 27, 2016 at 3:40pm

Thanks, Dan. Do you use those on 6-strings, 4-strings, 3-strings? Have you tried cable piezos?

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on October 28, 2016 at 12:44am

I use them on 4s and 3s. I have not tried a 6 string yet. Never saw a cable piezo before.

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Permalink Reply by JL on October 28, 2016 at 12:07am

Piezo's pick up the vibration from whatever it touches, the crystal (ceramic) bit(s) spit electrons when vibrated. that's why you can hot-glue a piezo disk just about anywhere and it works.  That's why clip-on tuners work on the headstock, small piezo in the clamp.

 With a softer saddle, it could smiley-face on you ever so slightly and not make good contact on all the bumps. A good rigid flat-bottom saddle on a good rigid bridge with a flat groove out to work... 

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Permalink Reply by Michael Zack on October 28, 2016 at 7:15am

Thanks, JL. my bridges and saddles are made that way and I have not had any contact problems.

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