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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on December 28, 2016 at 2:23am

Yes, and yes. For reference, I installed a rod piezo 20 yeas ago on my Contreras Spanish classical git.

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on December 28, 2016 at 2:37am

As Ron stated, yes and yes. Piezo/contact transducer creates an AC current when the ceramic portion of the disc vibrates from the strings/soundboard.

To reduce feedback (of which piezos are renowned), once the piezo(s) is installed, cover with a liberal amount of hot glue or other non-conductive material.

You can use a single piezo, or two if preferred...wired in series or parallel.

For wiring diagrams, see the Wiring Diagram Group link on the CBN home page.

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Permalink Reply by Derek Rose on December 28, 2016 at 4:44am

Ron,

Here is a link to a video here on CBN of one of my cbg's with nylon strings and a disc piezo Nylon string CBG w/piezo

Best Regards,

Derek

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Permalink Reply by Ronald Hanes on December 28, 2016 at 5:01am

Thank you to each of you. I appreciate it. I enjoyed the video Derek.

I am always happy to learn something new.

Ron aH

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Permalink Reply by Derek Rose on December 29, 2016 at 9:08am

Thank you, Ron. Best of luck with whichever direction you decide.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on December 28, 2016 at 5:11am

You can use a piezo disc, but a Rod piezo under the saddle works wonderfully, and a preamp makes all the difference, if you don't mind cutting a hole in the body. I've used a few of these in CBG's... They're cheap and awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/Pickup-Pre-Amp-Acoustic-Guitars-EQ-7545R/dp/...

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