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Permalink Reply by wormil on October 30, 2012 at 8:20am

They are probably not all created equal but considering they are mass produced by the tens of thousands, probably all in one or two factories I would guess they are basically the same. I buy them from Radio Shack and those have been fine.

Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on October 30, 2012 at 9:37am

I don't think CB Gitty's are any different or made for music.  I have pulled them out of old smoke detectors and they work just fine. I get them from Gitty now because he makes it so easy.

Permalink Reply by rusty case on October 30, 2012 at 11:02am

Roger that !

probably much safer to buy 'em from CB Gitty that are known to serve well for our application!

now if you just need a squeaker-beeper, probably anything will do that!  lol

rc

Permalink Reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars on October 30, 2012 at 12:08pm

Hi all thanks for your answers. I have no problem with CB Gitty products (they are simply good) I have a problem here in France with shipment fees + import duties, taxes and other charges. The piezo coming from the US is then becoming expensive if I don't command them in large quantities and I don't need 100 but 3!

At the same time not being "electronic oriented" I'm curious to know what and how all theses particularities (impedance, voltage, etc) impact the sound of a piezo micro made with a disk.

Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 2, 2012 at 12:37am

I get them from Maplin the electronics store, just a basic piezo disc just solder on a new shielded lead and encapsulate it in hot glue inside a slice of plastic waste pipe.

Permalink Reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars on November 6, 2012 at 12:51pm

Hi Michael Fred, do you remember the caracteristics of the Maplin piezo or its reference? (I'm planning to travel to London in few weeks and I remember that there is a big Maplin store in Oxford Street ;0) so...)

Permalink Reply by Wade on November 3, 2012 at 4:36pm

Check out the K&K western mini - it looks like three little piezos that get glued under the bridge plate- they say they sound terrific-hmmmm....wonder what the secret is?

Permalink Reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars on November 4, 2012 at 11:32am

Yes look terrific but what is the secret of so tiny piezo micro????