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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on October 5, 2009 at 5:31pm

Artec does great under saddle piezos for around $20 or so. I recommend that you get them from sellers on eBay, though, and not from Acoustic Preamp. I used to buy a lot of pups from them but they screwed up my orders one too many times and were too damned unresponsive in setting things right.

In fact, if you want service that goes way, way beyond the call of duty, get some Flatbeds from Ted Crocker. He spoils all of us.

Josh

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Permalink Reply by HENRY LOWMAN on October 5, 2009 at 5:40pm

$4.95 at Radio Shack. I just soldered one up a few hours ago... Pics coming soon, then I'm gonna plug her up and unleash the beast!!

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Permalink Reply by HENRY LOWMAN on October 5, 2009 at 6:09pm

Piezo buzzers. You have to open them carefully, remove the disc, solder 'em up, plug 'em in, and ROCK! I don't have the part # with me now...


brother sonny said:

Henry,
i'll probably pick some up from ebay, but do you have a link to the radio shack ones??? i asked a few local RS stores and their response made me feel like i was nuts....pick up...wha? hmmm? i'm sorry sir, but we don't have those....ha ha...
HENRY LOWMAN said:

$4.95 at Radio Shack. I just soldered one up a few hours ago... Pics coming soon, then I'm gonna plug her up and unleash the beast!!

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Permalink Reply by David L. on October 5, 2009 at 9:08pm

Hi,
Many people use the simple piezo buzzer/sounder/disc/piezo ceramic element which can be bought as a disc with wires so you don't have to break open any buzzer container.
I am from the UK and on UK ebay I have bought these in the past
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-35mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-27mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-20mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-...

or 1 of each size (this gives a little technical data).
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3801334986...

These work fine and cost well below the $20 lower limit. These ebay sellers ship to the USA.

If you search the forum for "piezo" you will find several topics and lots of information.

Regards,
David

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Permalink Reply by Brendan deVallance on October 6, 2009 at 12:20am

Not all the Radio Shacks have the Drawer cabinet full of pots and piezo's, You need to to find that one. I think you can look em up online to find the nearest one that has 'em
—B

brother sonny said:

Henry,

i'll probably pick some up from ebay, but do you have a link to the radio shack ones??? i asked a few local RS stores and their response made me feel like i was nuts....pick up...wha? hmmm? i'm sorry sir, but we don't have those....ha ha...

HENRY LOWMAN said:

$4.95 at Radio Shack. I just soldered one up a few hours ago... Pics coming soon, then I'm gonna plug her up and unleash the beast!!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on October 6, 2009 at 1:23am

American Science and Surplus looks like they have them for pretty cheap.

http://tinyurl.com/yah3t9b

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Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on October 6, 2009 at 4:09am

Look in the Best Deals Around forum. Lots of info on where to get piezo's and the average price is probably $2 to $4dollars.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Lanford on October 6, 2009 at 6:20am

Here's the link to the Radio Shack model that is frequently used:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062402

Model: 273-073
Catalog #: 273-073

$2.00 is hard to beat unless you need to buy them in bulk.

Here's the link for instructions of getting them out of their casings:

http://www.cigarboxguitars.com/workshops/Piezo_Transducer.php

They sound better when taken out of the cases. Have some foam attached or encase them in thin wood or silicone for a better response. I often use thick pieces of double sided tape. Serves a dual purpose. The foam of the tape helps dampen the sound and you can also move it around to find the "sweet" spot you like.

Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Morgan on October 6, 2009 at 10:00am

I bought twenty of them on Ebay for 7.95 plus shipping. I soldered them myself. They work like a charm and the price was really cheap. I would never pay more than 3.00 for one as they sell all day long at Radio Shack for that.

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on October 6, 2009 at 1:33pm

another good source is www.digikey.com
they have a variety that you can get for less than $ 1.20 wire attached.... less than $ 1.00 for quantities...

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Permalink Reply by Diydc on October 6, 2009 at 1:50pm

I just got 50 for 20€ (20mm). Have not soldered one ou yet, but will do soon.

You can get them at Pollin.de dirt cheap, and they are really good. But you have to be able to read German through the site.....

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Permalink Reply by Ghostwitch on October 12, 2009 at 2:16am

You guys all rock. I had to do an out of town show at a horror convention this weekend so I haven't gotten to radio shack yet. Been using my dean markley stick-on magnetic pick up in the meantime and it sounds amazing!

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