UK - Best Place to Buy Cigar Box's
Hi all, I am living in Thailand and building CBGs for about a year. I will be returning to the UK…See More
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What is inside the box?
I have never ever seen a "real life" CBG. Just pictures. For the most part they are of the CBG over all and very fine creations at that.
I have had tantalizing glimpses of the "inside" of the boxes and they appear to have a variety of configurations, for amplifiers; transducers; resonators;for strength;for acoustic reproduction etc etc.
I understand the fluidity of design available in a CBG, but coming from an "acoustic reproduction aim" of Early music instruments (Lutes, Psaltries, Portative organs .....) These CBGs should never work! :) I think of all the time, effort and science of vibrations that I used to put into a soundboard, and you guys stick a thick lump of wood right underneath it! You cant have a central sound hole so you stick them anywhere.
Don't get me wrong, I love what you are doing, but educate me please!
I would love to see inside a lot more boxes, especially those with "different" configurations and what you aimed to achieve by what you have done. Your pictures would be most welcome.
I am clearly a person who learns by "seeing"... Can you help by posting what is inside your box please?
I have had tantalizing glimpses of the "inside" of the boxes and they appear to have a variety of configurations, for amplifiers; transducers; resonators;for strength;for acoustic reproduction etc etc.
I understand the fluidity of design available in a CBG, but coming from an "acoustic reproduction aim" of Early music instruments (Lutes, Psaltries, Portative organs .....) These CBGs should never work! :) I think of all the time, effort and science of vibrations that I used to put into a soundboard, and you guys stick a thick lump of wood right underneath it! You cant have a central sound hole so you stick them anywhere.
Don't get me wrong, I love what you are doing, but educate me please!
I would love to see inside a lot more boxes, especially those with "different" configurations and what you aimed to achieve by what you have done. Your pictures would be most welcome.
I am clearly a person who learns by "seeing"... Can you help by posting what is inside your box please?
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Permalink Reply by Brian Lemin on
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Good hint re the Piezo sandwich. Thanks
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Permalink Reply by bairfoot cajun on
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i added more pics today so i could show a couple of them on what,s inside the box.
this guit is the rat rod bass d-bow the pic shows how i wired the two piezo,s with a blend volume knob.
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here is a second pic from a farther back view.
its hard to see the blend pot but the way it is wired is 1 piezo lead to left prong and the other piezo lead to right prong and the input jack lead to the center prong and all three ground leads together soldered to the back of the blend pot. hope this helps.much more versitility with two piezos.
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