![]() ![]() ![]() You may have to find a better material for the striking surface or lose it altogether. I think the farther you move the piezo away from the ideal striking zone, the worse it will get. Put together, these things reduce the vibration that the piezo is reading to where it only registers when a hit is close to it. Beyond that, you have an absorbent striking surface on top as well. Your cymbal is covered in vinyl to dampen the sound by reducing vibration. The more things absorbing vibration, the worse the action of the piezo. This seems to be the norm for adhering piezos to cymbals.Īnd for the second thought. ![]() By moving this bow piezo, I probably will have to go to a bell switch.Īny ideas?Two things come to mind here.įirst, I would try using a piece of foam tape that is cut to the size of the piezo ceramic, but instead of sticking it over the ceramic, stick it on the brass side with the ceramic facing away from the cymbal. The only problem with that is I'm using the dual piezo design on my ride (one for bow and one for bell). Where and does anybody else mount their piezos to minimize this problem? I'm thinking now I should mount them as far away from my strike area as possible so the differences won't be so pronounced. The entire underside of my cymbals are dampened with vinyl, as well as a top wedge strike pad. By that I mean a strike an inch or two away is quiet, but a strike directly on top is loud. The second method works a little better, but both methods suffer from localization. 2nd way: two strips of 3M tape 3/4" apart so the ceramic is not touched - just the brass - with the ceramic facing away from the cymbal. 1st way: one piece of 3M double-sided tape, covering the ceramic only with the ceramic facing the cymbal. I mounted them two ways as an experiment. I mounted my piezos on the under side of my cymbals as close to the middle of my usual strike zone as possible. ![]()
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