Proper Installation Of Transducer Pickup For Acoustic Guitars
Wyatt Fisk
Acoustic guitars are good accompaniments especially if they produce harmonious music. However, as the strings of an acoustic guitar can only displace a small amount of air, it is not capable of producing loud sound. Even though this guitar type is not equipped with an external amplification, there is a good means to heighten its volume and performance. In order to amplify your acoustic guitar you have to place a transducer pickup in it, and written below are some tips to help you install your transducer.
Transducer pick up is a tool commonly used to amplify an instrument. Usually, this tool is used by most manufacturers of acoustic electric guitars (http://www.acousticguitarcorner.com/). Transducer pickup is commonly made from piezo-electric material, which is why it is also referred to as piezo pickup. It sense guitar vibrations and converts it into electric voltage that is then interpreted as a sound by the amplifier.
There are some types of transducer pickups that needs hole drilling on the bodies of acoustic guitars (http://www.acousticguitarcorner.com/) so as to properly install the wires and plug jacks. The installation of these inducers is best left in the hands of professionals. But, there are also some types of transducers that can be installed just by mounting them under the bridge-saddles of guitars without any invasive procedures, even you can do such installation. Before proceeding with the installation, secure the following items first: surface mount type transducer that has wire and plug jack, guitar cord, vinyl tape and guitar amplifier.
To start, lay your solid wood acoustic guitar (http://www.acousticguitarcorner.com/) on a padded surface. Then, switch on the amplifier, but be sure to turn down its volume. The amplifier will serve as your monitoring tool in identifying the right position for your transducer; if you can clearly hear the sound in your amplifier this means that you found the right position for your transducer. Now, connect your transducer to the amplifier by plugging it. If your transducer has a long wire with a standard plug jack, you can directly plug the jack to the amplifier; but if your pickup has a short wire and standard size plug jack, be sure to use a guitar cord to connect the plug and amplifier.
Slowly turn the volume of the amplifier while you tap the transducer with your finger. If you can hear the tapping sound through your amplifier, this volume would be sufficient for you to properly monitor the right position for your pickup. Now, strum the strings of your guitar and place the transducer in different locations on your instrument. More often than not, transducers are placed under the bridge of acoustic guitars, but in some cases, guitar players determine the position of their pick ups by listening to the clarity of sound produced by such tool over the amplifier.
Once you've located the right position for your transducer pickup, place it there with the use of self-adhesive foam. Make sure to run your transducer at the back of your guitar so that the wires won't interrupt the strumming area, or you can simply wrap the wire at your instrument's end pin and use the vinyl tape to secure its position. You can now use your amplified acoustic instrument. Through the aid of these installation guidelines, your acoustic guitar is equally at par with the high end acoustic electric guitars found in musical instrument shops.
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