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Comment by Ken Henry on December 18, 2014 at 4:17pm

Hey guys!!! I am new to this group and I need some help. I have built several 3 and 4 string CBG's, all of them electrified and have been very pleased with the results!. Currently I am working on a couple of resonators using cones from Mike Lowe but I haven't been able to find any information on how to effectively  mount the bridge with a rod piezo under the saddle and how to run the wire from the piezo back down thru the cone. Is the bridge normally screwed or bolted to the cone? If not how is it stabilized other than string pressure? and if you use the hole for a screw or bolt how do you run the wire from the piezo back down thru the cone? Diagrams would be truly great!  If this has already been addressed in a previous post can someone send me a link to the discussion? I really appreciate the help, the friendship and the camaraderie among all you other builders out there!!! You guys are really a lot of help and could not have done it without your help!!!! Way too many to list by name!!!! And a very merry Christmas to each and every one of you!!!! Thanks for all your help!!!

Ken

Troubadour

Comment by The Phrygian Kid on November 12, 2014 at 1:29pm

Ah, Yep.  You're right, you do usually only see those inside amps and pedals.  FYI anything they can do can be done with a regular TRS jack, but they can't do everything a regular TRS jack can!!  (therefore they're kinda a waste of time imho)

i was talking about these (note all the solder lugs)

I ALWAYS need a multimeter and a guitar cable to work those bastards out !!   If I go into an electronics store and ask over the counter for a 1/4 inch switching jack thats what they'll give me, at least here in AU.   :)

Comment by robert jones on November 12, 2014 at 12:47pm

Thanks, you deserve a nice frosty can of Foster's for the assist. :-P

I'm talking about this type of switching jack which does resemble a stereo jack at first glance.

Comment by The Phrygian Kid on November 12, 2014 at 11:31am

**they're not strictly 'for pedals and amps', they're for any application where you want to throw a switch when you insert/remove a cable.   For example any electronic instrument which has two outputs labeled (left/mono right) especially synths.

I've used them on a number of builds where I wanted to sum a couple of outputs when only one was being used.  They do look superficially like a TRS jack i suppose, but there usually another six solder lugs (because the switch component in most switching jacks is DPDT) on top of the 3 for the jack.

You are also at slight risk of confusing people to the simple 1p2t switch that one might use on the ring of a regular TRS jack to cut battery power in a pedal or active guitar circuit.  :)

Comment by robert jones on November 12, 2014 at 11:10am

Ben you might want to add a picture of a switching jack and point out that those are for pedals and amps. It's come up before and switching jacks look similar to stereo jacks.

Comment by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker on November 12, 2014 at 10:42am

Back to Basics!

If you have ever been a bit uncertain of how to wire a jack onto the pickup in your cigar box guitar, check out this article just added to the knowledgebase over at CigarBoxGuitar.com.

In this article, I walks you through the differences between mono and stereo jacks, how to identify the positive and negative lugs, and how to wire a stereo jack for mono use (if you accidentally buy stereo jacks).

Confusion over these points comes up frequently among cigar box guitar builders, and I hope this article helps make it clearer!

Comment by eric gittins on February 24, 2014 at 5:34pm

yep, you can get 'em all round the place.  they are usually refered to as "automatic" wire strippers. local electrical or electronics stores, hardware stores, online/ebay.

Comment by Ted Crocker on February 24, 2014 at 2:43pm

Harbor Freight Wire Strippers

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-self-adjusting-wire-strippe...

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-1-2-half-inch-wire-strippers-with-pr...

Comment by Scott W on February 24, 2014 at 1:40pm

Thank you, guys. I will look for a paired those as well. Meanwhile, I had an offline suggestion to quickly/lightly melt the very end of the tiny wire insulation, then pinch it off with fingernails. It was easy, but I was little concerned about a clean solder connection so I sanded it with some 320 for a second or two. Worked great

Comment by Dave Lynas on February 24, 2014 at 1:17pm

Thanks Eric, I'll look for a pair. Where did you find them?

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