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Rod piezo Qs

Soprano ukulele bridge. How close should the slot be cut to fit? Is the strip glued in (less noise, more volume) or left loose (easy to fix)?

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on March 12, 2014 at 1:42pm

I think the slot should be deep enough to accommodate the rod plus whatever you want to use on top of that and just wide enough to let the rod be pressed down yet not tip over in the slot. As long as the rod has a nice flat solid base but don't glue it you should be good to go.

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Dubman on March 13, 2014 at 11:03am

I'm tempted to cut the slot all the way through the bridge. This sets the saddle in as deep as possible, making it less likely to tip, and also automatically creates a flat bearing surface for the rod.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on March 13, 2014 at 2:25pm

Yup, and the saddle should be just loose enough in the slot, that it can press freely on the rod, and doesn't bind up, the it transfers maximum vibrations to the rod.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 13, 2014 at 4:43pm

Yep, that's how Randy Bretz does his custom piezo rod bridge / saddle combos...

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