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"What those guys said! I'm building #13 and #14 now, and having a great time. &…" John Sawyer replied Jan 13, 2014 to What do you look for in the best cigar box?	14	Jan 18, 2014 Reply by Gary Reichel
"What size Capacitor and Pot did you use? Do you have a link to the schematic? I ha…" John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to Tone pot works but weak	3	Jan 13, 2014 Reply by Dan Sleep
"I think it will be just fine. The only advantage to the three way switch is you can…" John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to Adding a mini toggle switch to 2 piezo in parallel	13	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"You might want to read this: http://www.cbgitty.com/?p=87" John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to Adding a mini toggle switch to 2 piezo in parallel	13	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"If you're thinking 2 piezos, is there ever really a reason to turn OFF all the picku…" John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to Adding a mini toggle switch to 2 piezo in parallel	13	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Here's a schematic " John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to Adding a mini toggle switch to 2 piezo in parallel	13	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"This is so simple it won't need a schematic, but I can lay it out on my bench and ta…" John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to Adding a mini toggle switch to 2 piezo in parallel	13	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Farmer Ted: Great advice. I was doing this on all my builds, but with the fretted…" John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2014 to First Fretted CBG: Action Questions	11	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Thanks! I'll look! " John Sawyer replied Jan 11, 2014 to First Fretted CBG: Action Questions	11	Jan 12, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Piezo elements have a really high impedance, like near 1M ohm. Using a small pot wo…" John Sawyer replied Jan 11, 2014 to DIY Disc-O-Tone	9	Jan 11, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer

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John Sawyer's Discussions (1,037)

"What those guys said! I'm building #13 and #14 now, and having a great time. &…"

"What size Capacitor and Pot did you use? Do you have a link to the schematic? I ha…"

"I think it will be just fine. The only advantage to the three way switch is you can…"

"You might want to read this: http://www.cbgitty.com/?p=87"

"If you're thinking 2 piezos, is there ever really a reason to turn OFF all the picku…"

"Here's a schematic "

"This is so simple it won't need a schematic, but I can lay it out on my bench and ta…"

"Farmer Ted: Great advice. I was doing this on all my builds, but with the fretted…"

"Thanks! I'll look! "

"Piezo elements have a really high impedance, like near 1M ohm. Using a small pot wo…"

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