"Be careful with printing out a scale! Your printer won't necessarily print it at the true dimensions and the positions could be wrong. Also paper can be buckled etc, sticky tape can stretch.
Best way is to get a strip of aluminium or something,…"
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Piezo Question
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dan Sleep Sep 5, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes
On one of the plans given here, it suggests sandwiching the piezo between two thin pieces of wood. What does this do? Sorry if this has been covered before.
Home Page Suggestion
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shane Sep 2, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Can't the home page be cleaned up a little? It takes forever to load.
Fret Question
Started this discussion. Last reply by Glenn Reither Nov 8, 2010. 8 Replies 0 Likes
If I have a CBG with a fretted neck, why couldn't I just use it for a template to make another neck as long as they are the same scale?
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Rocky7 replied to Jerryrig240's discussion Volume Knobs on transducer wiring? Need help or some plans."Beautifully explained!"
Rocky7 replied to Jerryrig240's discussion Volume Knobs on transducer wiring? Need help or some plans."I've wired more than a few guitars up before. I was just wondering why the third lug has to grounded to the pots' case."
Rocky7 replied to Jerryrig240's discussion Volume Knobs on transducer wiring? Need help or some plans."Why is it so complicated? Why can't I just run the hot wire through two lugs of the pot, just adding it in the circuit?
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Dan Sleep replied to Rocky7's discussion Piezo Question"You could probably leave the plastic cover on if you wanted to, but it might change the sound a bit. Experiment and see what happens.
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jeff whitford replied to Rocky7's discussion Piezo Question"where is best location? i have one under bridge and seems fine but my other would be impossible
to do uder bridge without a lot of rework"
Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates replied to Rocky7's discussion Piezo Question"Some [like me and tiny guitars] put a glob of hot glue down and stick it... the piezo that is... to the glue. Careful. Hot glue has that name for a reason [ever put melted cheese in your mouth off a pizza?]
-WY"
MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied to Rocky7's discussion Piezo Question"I put mine between wood and put it on the outside of the box, then i put my bridge piece ( brass rod, threaded bolt, key or whatever) on top of this. It makes a great pickup with less feedback and is very reponsive."
Shane replied to Rocky7's discussion Home Page Suggestion"Yep, vids and such are making things a little slow. I'll be cleaning it up in a day or so when I announce the upcoming plans for PA CBG Fest 2011"
Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates replied to Rocky7's discussion Home Page Suggestion"it isn't really this busy. It gets better. we just had a major fest so there is a lot of pics and video going on. Be patient. It will clear up in a bit.
-WY"
Don Thompson replied to Rocky7's discussion Piezo Question"Ben saves the day! Good post Ben. I like foam to deaden the harshness. But that's just me.
Don
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Ben replied to Rocky7's discussion Piezo Question"Quick! I'll save you from the snarky remarks! (Its been covered before) It deadens it a bit. Some people like wood, some like silicone, some like Shoe Goo, some like leather, some like styrofoam, some like a combination of some or all of the…"
Artist Formerly Known as Matt replied to Rocky7's discussion Fret Question"Action has absolutely noting to do with fret placement. It is purely a function of the vibrating string length, or scale.
How ever you do it - fretcalc ( my fav - will run in google in a browser window) the other programs, matching your other guitar…"
Cogdell boy (Robert J.) replied to Rocky7's discussion Fret Question"Get you a fret chart from Musicmakers at www.harpkit.com for $12.50 + S&H . It's the best investment (tool) I've ever bought .. Scale runs from 13" to 31.5" with the frets for a dulcimer scale marked on it also .. I use it on…"
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