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Piezo Sandwich

Some builders have told me about sandwiching the disc piezos with hot melt glue below and ON TOP. I was slow to give it a try, but it sure does work. Less feedback for sure. Almost none. And maybe better tone. I will cover it up with a bottle cap. That is an excuse to go buy a six pack of Dos Equis Amber.

The goal here was to electrify the washboard in a way it did not show from the front.

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Comment by Uncle John on February 7, 2016 at 7:35am: Yeah, Pat. Throw down those humbuckers and Elmars and move up to Piezo sandwiches. Great with fries and diet Dew.

Comment by Maddog on February 7, 2016 at 6:45am: I do love a good sambitch!

Comment by Uncle John on February 7, 2016 at 1:56am: Oops. I thought I deleted this one. It looks kind of crude. Well, Gary, Dave and Wes saw it, so it stays up. Simple enough way to electrify a wash board and conceal it from the front side. My point was going to be on the piezo sandwich. I will add that to the description.

Comment by Dave Lynas on February 6, 2016 at 7:39pm: Simple and sweet. Now you can scrub all your blues away.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on February 6, 2016 at 5:09pm: Thanks for this detail. I was wondering about your neck fastening solution, even as I keep an eye out for my own washboard...

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