6x piezo elements, each element is only conductive on the top and bottom side.Acoustic TA's almost always have the following core structure: Of course I don't know the results of piezo material research, so I use the well-tried acoustic piezos from a Schaller pickup (#090). Of course, this combination of materials again has repercussions on the electromagnetic properties of the guitar because of the lack of metallic hardness, but here you can compromise with a clear conscience because the magnetic PUs are extremely dominant. If you support the strings with bone and then transmit the string vibration with wood, you have similar boundary conditions as on the acoustic guitar. By choosing softer, filtering sound conducting materials one can influence this characteristic. The characteristic sound of a piezo is usually rather treble-heavy and metallic, which was also the reason for a long time not to use them on metal riders as in the electric guitar. The crux for the sound I mean is to use the right piezo pickup (ceramic material). The pickups are connected together via a parallel circuit and preamplified by a small preamp of an acoustic guitar (9V). The bridge body has two milled holes in 82mm distance for the screw feet of a Les Paul Junior. They then wind 180° around the wooden body and end in 6 string sockets of a Telecaster (receiving the string ends).

Coming from the fingerboard, the strings run over a two-piece bone insert with an underlaying 3-fold piezo element. The principle of the tailpiece is simple. If the support area of the screws were made of metal, this effect would not occur. Unfortunately, I have to say beforehand that while this bridge ranked high in terms of tone, the construction around the screw-in tailpiece was not stiff enough, causing the bridge to lean in the direction of string tension after about 2 weeks. In this article I will document the construction attempt of a one-piece tailpiece made of maple with a built-in two-piece piezo pickup. They are available based on Fender tremolos, Gibsons LP bridges and also as one-piece tailpieces. You have the possibility to get sounds from a board guitar like from an acoustic guitar. Guitars with the possibility of both electric and acoustic pickup are a huge asset on stage. Here I show the creation of a wooden tailpiece for an electric guitar. Nuts and saddles for steelstring guitar.

Piezo bridge