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Permalink Reply by Mark Lindsay on January 8, 2014 at 11:28am

Either method works very well. It's basically up to you. The most important factor is that the rod piezo be under pressure. After that, it's strictly personal choice.

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on January 8, 2014 at 12:04pm

What I do is ( I'll try and get a pic):

I start with a large piece of wood at  the height I want, usually about 1.5" wide and 1/2" high, then glue contrasting wood to either side - I route out the slot for the rod, then cut that strip off, route the next one, cut that off, etc. - it's easier with a large piece.

I route it deep enough to accommodate the rod piezo and still hold some sort of rod on top, either a nail or thick wire, bone whatever. Don't know if this will work for you - it's just my way.

Main thing is to give the rod peizo a good level seat so that the vibrations from the top, from the strings thru the bridge transfer to the peizo.

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Permalink Reply by Barsymes Cratchnee on January 8, 2014 at 6:05pm

Love the mass production tip here.  I am so going to use this.

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Permalink Reply by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on February 14, 2014 at 12:37pm

Jawbone, it would be awesome to see a picture (or several showing details).  Thanks for the great idea!

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on February 14, 2014 at 4:03pm

I'll check to see what I have at the shop in the morning and get a pic .

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Permalink Reply by Seasick Mick on January 8, 2014 at 9:20pm

Thanks very much for the replies,guys.There's a lot of helpful people on here....

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on February 15, 2014 at 3:25am

OK - finally got a pic - this is just a mock up but....
I glue up a block like this, the middle piece would be just a little longer than what your rod will be.
Then the other pieces are to your taste for size, they add interest and strength.
On a router table I route the slot for the rod at what ever depth I want for the rod plus bridge material.
Then I cut that piece off - plus I drill an 1/8" hole at one end for the wire.
and then repeat the routing process and then cut that off until the piece gets so small that my fingers get nervous.  I would probably get six bridges out of this piece.

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Permalink Reply by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on February 18, 2014 at 12:16pm

Excellent!  Let me ask this - - in lieu of using a router after gluing up the stack, could a suitable groove be cut (actually a series of suitable width grooves for a 'production' effort like this) the full length of the middle piece, then the end pieces glued on?  I guess it would mean square corner in the slot, but might give your fingers less stress!  Just a thought - - I like this concept a lot!

GW

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on February 18, 2014 at 12:37pm

Hey Gary - I did try that method the first time and it turned out, for me, to be a lot more screwing around.

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on February 15, 2014 at 3:56am

Nope doesn`t matter...as long as the slot in the wood base is the same width as the rod [ so it doesn`t rock ] and the saddle sets flat on the rod.

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on February 15, 2014 at 4:00am

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on February 15, 2014 at 4:06am

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