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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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Started by Ted Crocker

0 Feb 5, 2013

Multiple Piezo Installation

I recently read an article from ‘Experimental Musical Instruments’ (www.windworld.com) and this is a quick summation. Because of the electr…

Started by Redbelly

9 Jan 18, 2013
Reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars

Hoboking Standard

Did somebody know (or have an idea) of what kind of piezo installation are in the Hobo king standard CBG played by Pinecone Fletcher (http:…

Started by Alan Bluesboxguitars

0 Jan 18, 2013

Rod PiezoInside the Bridge

These comments are from a “newbie". I am trying to get satisfactory volume from a rod piezo pickup inserted in the bridge of a licence plat…

Started by Redbelly

24 Dec 19, 2012
Reply by Redbelly

piezo between box and neck?

hi everyone new here and too cbg's. going to build one getting everything together. my question is can you stick the piezo between the neck…

Started by matthew

4 Dec 12, 2012
Reply by Mark

Piezos...extreme frustration

Hi all:  This was my 11th CBG and most of them have been mag p/u guitars just because I've had no luck what so ever with piezos. On this on…

Started by Tim Fleischer

9 Dec 5, 2012
Reply by Keith Stanford

Which kind of piezo to choose?

Except in C.B.Gitty were there are piezos disks dedicated to music and that will sound when put in your CBG, it cannot be the case with the…

Started by Alan Bluesboxguitars

8 Nov 6, 2012
Reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars

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

Hi Guys. I have gotten back into messing around with piezo pickups after rejecting them a couple of years ago because I was unable to suffi…

Started by Rand Moore

22 Oct 28, 2012
Reply by frank tennyson

Sources for PVDF sensor cable

Hi, I have been building so far using piezo discs embedded in the bridge but am interested in trying the sensor cable approach. I know that…

Started by Flatfish

3 Oct 6, 2012
Reply by Randy S. Bretz

piezo on concrete block guitar

piezo on a concrete block guitar also ran across peterman piezos on youtube - good stuff

Started by Wade

2 Oct 5, 2012
Reply by rusty case

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