I am building my first cbg and would like to kow what is the best adhesive to attach the piezo pick up?
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I am building my first cbg and would like to kow what is the best adhesive to attach the piezo pick up?
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I've tried hot glue, and 3M foam tape.
What seems to work the best for me is either a sandwich of 3M foam tape, or hot melt to glue the disc down, and then cover that with the 3M foam tape to reduce feedback. The hot glue is a little brighter, IMHO.
I might try that pipe trick... There have been many discussions on piezo pickups... debates on size, placement, etc.
The thing about piezos is that you can use almost anything to attach them. But, you need to protect them from ambient sound to reduce FEEDBACK. I typically attach with super glue, but then cover the back of the pickup with a layer of silicone caulk.
I found this way was less noise, it's only my opinion.
You can see that the piezo is embedded in a recessed gap with hot glue then covered again with hot glue. I find this reduces noise from the neck and when touching the box.
Hey Reeds - I used that method on a build - but used two - stacked and wired in parallel - I was pleased with the sound - I'm going to try a few more when I get a chance.
This should have been right under the pic of your PU - it seems to have jumped ! :-)
P.S These pick up can be cut....sometimes I get 4 or 5 pups just from one.
How are you cutting them? Does the white part crack?
John
Doesn't seem to - I just used heavy duty sissors.
Sample: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/my-crutch
I sit a piece of plastic waste pipe on the soundboard,half fill with hot glue,sit the piezo in,fill to top
Now that is interesting. Gonna try this on my next build. How deep is this thing? Always hard to tell size/depth on these pics.
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