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Are you intimidated by how to electrify your cigar box guitar with piezos? Need a little help to understand exactly how to wire a piezo pickup harness of your own? Wiring a cigar box guitar (CBG) with piezos can be a daunting task – but it doesn’t have to be. In fact, with a handful of visual aids, you can see just how to wire together a piezo transducer (pickup) harness and confidently electrify your CBG. In this article you’ll find four simple wiring diagrams, created b …

What exactly is a rod piezo? And why should you consider using one to electrify your next cigar box guitar build?To answer those burning questions, in this article you’ll... discover the differences between disk and rod piezoslearn the anatomy of a rod piezograsp the importance of a rod piezos constructionunderstand why rod piezos sound great in electric cigar box guitarsAnd after reading this instructive article, you’ll gain the confidence to build with rod piezos, thereby raising the level al …

We love seeing your projects posted to the Customer Gallery page!  This fantastic project was made by "FloridaSon" of Fort Pierce, Florida.  He built a faithful recreation of a cigar box ukulele originally posted in a 1917 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.   Make sure to scroll to the bottom and get the link to download these historic plans!   Here's his description:Parts used: Narrow/Low Nickel-Silver Fret Wire (6 ft), White Nylon String Set for Concert Uk …

Dear Gitty,I love the look of your new Dog Ear Soapbar Pickups.  I especially like how they are top mounted on an instrument.  Can you tell me how thick they are and whether they need special routing, especially for cigar box guitars?Dave, Encino CAHi Dave!We're proud to debut these new pickups and we're glad they caught your eye!  Here's all the info you need:THE SHORT ANSWER:  For all Dog Ear Soapbars, the routing space below the cover needs to be a minimum of .18" (4. …

Confused about where in your cigar box guitar to install a disk piezo pickup? Or perhaps how to install one? Those questions and more are answered in this second article of a two-part series about using disk piezos in cigar box guitars. Here in part 2 we move from theory and general information to concrete how-to info you can put to direct use in your builds.  There are two main themes to this article:  WHERE you should mount your piezo HOW you should mount it Bo …