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"Here`s an idea I did [ don`t think it`s ever been done before ] floating saddle. The…" Randy S. Bretz replied Aug 29, 2013 to Piezo location	9	Mar 29, 2016 Reply by CJWilky
"The whole basis of a rod piezo is it has to have pressure on it to work correctly. U…" Randy S. Bretz replied Dec 18, 2012 to Rod PiezoInside the Bridge	24	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Redbelly
"Get them out of the box and into a wood bridge base with a suitable bridge saddle" Randy S. Bretz replied Nov 21, 2012 to Piezos...extreme frustration	9	Dec 5, 2012 Reply by Keith Stanford
"Here`s 2 custom rod bridges i did for a customer that wanted them to use on flat top…" Randy S. Bretz replied Nov 18, 2012 to Rod PiezoInside the Bridge	24	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Redbelly
"I cut one down for this 2 string build i did. The rod was cut down to a 1 1/4" lengt…" Randy S. Bretz replied Nov 18, 2012 to Rod PiezoInside the Bridge	24	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Redbelly
"On my basic model rod piezo bridge the rod sets on the lid of the box. I make up the…" Randy S. Bretz replied Nov 18, 2012 to Rod PiezoInside the Bridge	24	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Redbelly
"Thx...been doin it for many many years. Here`s a batch of rod piezo bridges for one…" Randy S. Bretz replied Nov 18, 2012 to Rod PiezoInside the Bridge	24	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Redbelly
"On my custom rod piezo bridges the rod sets on the lid but the slot is the exact wid…" Randy S. Bretz replied Nov 17, 2012 to Rod PiezoInside the Bridge	24	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Redbelly
"Film piezo" Randy S. Bretz replied Oct 6, 2012 to Sources for PVDF sensor cable	3	Oct 6, 2012 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
"http://windworld.com/products-page/electronic-hardware/piezo-cable-sold-by-the-inch/…" Randy S. Bretz replied Oct 6, 2012 to Sources for PVDF sensor cable	3	Oct 6, 2012 Reply by Randy S. Bretz

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Piezo location

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Preamp for rod piezo?

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Cable Piezo

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Piezo rezo

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Compressor for piezo

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Piezo forms and size

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PIEZOs - To Glue, or not to Glue....

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Piezo for a wash tub bass?

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A quick & simple CBG TV / Ted TV vid on soldering hookup wires to a bare piezo disk.

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Multiple Piezo Installation

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Hoboking Standard

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Rod PiezoInside the Bridge

Started by Redbelly. Last reply by Redbelly Dec 19, 2012. 24 Replies 0 Likes

piezo between box and neck?

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Piezos...extreme frustration

Started by Tim Fleischer. Last reply by Keith Stanford Dec 5, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes

Which kind of piezo to choose?

Started by Alan Bluesboxguitars. Last reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars Nov 6, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes

My piezo isolation seems to be causing the treble response to be antenuated (less than before)

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by frank tennyson Oct 28, 2012. 22 Replies 0 Likes

Sources for PVDF sensor cable

Started by Flatfish. Last reply by Randy S. Bretz Oct 6, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

piezo on concrete block guitar

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Randy S. Bretz's Discussions (543)

"Here`s an idea I did [ don`t think it`s ever been done before ] floating saddle. The…"

"The whole basis of a rod piezo is it has to have pressure on it to work correctly. U…"

"Get them out of the box and into a wood bridge base with a suitable bridge saddle"

"Here`s 2 custom rod bridges i did for a customer that wanted them to use on flat top…"

"I cut one down for this 2 string build i did. The rod was cut down to a 1 1/4" lengt…"

"On my basic model rod piezo bridge the rod sets on the lid of the box. I make up the…"

"Thx...been doin it for many many years. Here`s a batch of rod piezo bridges for one…"

"On my custom rod piezo bridges the rod sets on the lid but the slot is the exact wid…"

"Film piezo"

"http://windworld.com/products-page/electronic-hardware/piezo-cable-sold-by-the-inch/…"

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