eubie Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 I put a piezo in an acoustic not too long ago - just a standard add-a-pickup job. But doing so got me thinking and reading a little about the relative merits of piezo vs. transducer vs. microphone pickups. What I really wondered is whether a combination of two of these approaches, mixed at the preamp would give a more robust sound that would overcome the weaknesses of any individual approach. I'm sure I could have found plenty of opinions on the interwebs, but I finished that particular project and moved on to other things. Your post just made me wonder a little again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 8:10 PM, Mr Natural said: Mrs Natural knows better. She allows me to make a mess in the garage- that is the one room in our whole house I can do that in. However- this was safely stored in my "wood room" aka spare basement bedroom turned into my wood storage/instruments/amps/pedals/cables etc room- I have to keep it neat in there (Mrs Natural doth say)- but -its temp and humidity controlled via humidifier/dehumidifier and the door pretty much stays closed on that room. So- checking the wood on this- still flat after all these years- wow- guess the box full of turning blanks I set on top helped keep things in check. That's an intriguing little package under wraps on the bottom shelf there. I didn't notice it the first time I read this..... Have we seen that before? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted May 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 you found my easter egg. Usually you - or Carl- or in years gone by RAD would find them. Yeah- that one has a story- no- you haven't seen it before- but that is for another thread and another time. glad you found it though. 14 hours ago, ScottR said: That's an intriguing little package under wraps on the bottom shelf there. I didn't notice it the first time I read this..... Have we seen that before? SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Well, I'm hooked already on this thread . And now I can look forward to another one in the future. It's only an hour since waking up and already it's turning out to be a great day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 with the ken Lawrence copy almost finished, I have been giving this one some thought, firstly I need to get these materials out of their sheltered environment and into my garage where this time of year it is typically fairly humid and hot at times. I put them out tonight and we will see if anything "moves" this weekend. I have decided to use a figured piece of maple on the fingerboard. This goes against what I would normally do with a fingerboard- that is- I would stay away from figured wood, stick with certain tone woods that are as close to quarter sawn as possible, etc- but I have a specific finish and look I am going for with this one- and instead of saying "why" I am saying "why not" which is something I struggle with at times. its not like I will be bending notes on this- so hopefully this board will work out. flip side is I get a great big learning experience on why I shouldn't use figured maple on a fingerboard if it doesn't work out and I can experience sanding off/replacing the board. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 I think that will make an awesome finger board. It would be a great top too, so I'm assuming you don't have enough on hand for a top. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted June 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 SR- this is from a "triplet" bookmatch-ie- one board sliced into three- I have 2 boards for a top (the best bookmatched face)- I will save the remainder of this board for head cap to use with that book match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted May 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 bump- updates coming soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 great shape. interesting idea... I would not have thought this would work as acoustic. already making future plans! can't wait to see the finish line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 It will be nice to see an update on this :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Yes. I've been looking forward to this one. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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