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Old 10-21-2007, 05:39 AM
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piezo under bridge question

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Can anyone tell me how a piezo under bridge in an acoustic (bass) guitar is attatched? I'm building an electric upright bass, so I want to use piezo elements.
My idea is to route a "trench" in the body under the bridge so a piezo element like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Acoustic-Guitar-...ayphotohosting

can be inserted flush with the body under the (upright) bridge.

Sounds ok?
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Old 10-21-2007, 05:57 AM
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an acoustic guitar piezo is a thin film installed between the wood bridge and the plastic saddle.

peizo elements work with pressure, so i wouldn't route out a flush mount for it - it may not exert enough pressure for the piezo to work. some people have had a lot of success with using radio-shack piezo buzzers. basically round piezo disks instead of the strip form.
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