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Well, that was about as lame as a World Series could be. Unless you are one of the growing number of smug Bay Area baseball fanatics or a fan of long forgotten, old-time New York baseball, this year's World Series was just lame.
I will go ahead and admit that the San Francisco Giants pulled off a feat that is pretty damn remarkable and yes, they deserve to be World Series champions again but it doesn't mean I have to like it.
For most of the regular season, the Giants were similar to the New York Football Giants in that they weren't exactly the best team – shaky at times – but when it came down to playing well under the pressure of the postseason, they found a way to win a championship.
It wasn't exactly a pretty road to the World Series for the Giants but it was undoubtedly a glorious one. In the National League Division Series, the Giants faced a possible sweep by the Cincinnati Reds but somehow dodged elimination by winning three games in a row.
Then, after the Giants trailed the defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the National League Championship Series they roared back to win that series and then swept the Tigers in the World Series. In the postseason, San Fran won a total of six elimination games – talk about exciting baseball. The Giants' road to the World Series was better than the World Series itself.
By winning their second World Series in three years, people are starting to throw the "dynasty" word around like they were the Dallas Cowboys of the early 90s. I know ESPN was doing it because it makes a good headline. But really? A Giants dynasty? Lets not go that far yet. I'm not exactly sure what the definition of a dynasty is these days in sports, but winning two World Series in three years does quite do that. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I hate the Cowboys and I am more willing to call their three Super Bowl championships in the early 90s a dynasty. (I know, I know winning two World Series titles in three years is really unheard of. Over the past 90 years, only three other National League teams have done it. Still, lets not call it a dynasty. It sounds stupid and smug.)
I am willing, however, despite how painful it is, to call the Giants' postseason pretty damn special. It is one for the record books. While the World Series sucked, the Giants run to the Fall Classic was historic.
The Giants join the 1985 Kansas City Royals as the only two teams to win six elimination games on the way to the World Series. The Giants were the first National League team to sweep a World Series after winning three straight elimination games. The only American League team to do so was the 2007 Boston Red Sox. (More on this later.)
And, of course, ESPN.com reminds us that sweeps in the World Series by National League teams are also historic. Over the past 90 years only four National League teams have done it including the 1954 Giants, 1963 Dodgers, 1976 Reds, and the 1990 Reds.
OK, so all of this will add up in the history books proving that the Giants 2012 World Series run was as good as it gets. Truly historic.
But the thing that sticks in my mind after this lousy World Series is that while one team found some fire and a will to stay alive, the other team wilted while waiting for the series to start. Truth be told, the Detroit Tigers were as cold as ice when the World Series began after they handily swept the Yankees in the American League Championship Series. Meanwhile the Giants were riding an adrenaline high from their near death time and time and time again, and at that point nothing could stop them.
I know exactly the feeling Tigers fans are feeling right now. Their team had what it takes to win a World Series – on paper, they were the dominant team – but it all went cold in the mid-October shade as they waited on the Giants.
Back in 2007, the Colorado Rockies had an even more memorable run to the World Series when they won 21 of 22 games going into the playoffs and then swept their way to a National League Pennant. While the Red Sox clawed their way through their playoffs, the Rockies' bats went cold and just like that, they were swept by the Red Sox in the World Series. The Rockies went from the hottest team in baseball to the coldest team in baseball. I could hardly believe it. Here you are, on the biggest stage in baseball your team can't buy a run. I don't know how you coach against the phenomenon, but boy, somebody should try to figure it out and figure it out fast.
In the end, the Tigers hit .159 as a team in the World Series and scored a total of six runs – the third lowest output by an American League team in World Series history, according to ESPN.
I went into this World Series hoping for two things. One, that it would go seven games, and it would be exciting as hell. There's nothing better than great baseball in late October, early November. Two, I wanted anyone but the Giants to win. Neither happened. I'll do my best to delete this World Series from my memory.
I've had people tell me that I should be proud of the Giants because they are representing the National League West and that somehow I should be proud they are representing that division so well. For some reason, that just doesn't work for me.
Being proud of the Giants is like being proud of the Raiders after they win a Super Bowl just because they are in the same division as the Broncos. That makes me want to puke and so does this notion that the Giants are now a dynasty.
Kudos go to the Giants, but let's not take it too far.
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Compañía Cervecera renews its support for adapted sports through the "Twenty first Half Marathon Santa Cruz de Tenerife" (Translation)
4 November 2011
- With this measure, the company hopes to promote the development of the "Sports for everybody" project, designed to promote sporting activities and social integration amongst the south island's disabled community
- €6,080 was donated last year. This enabled 33 people to participate in sports
- A group of Compañía Cervecera workers will also participate in the sporting event, as a gesture of solidarity and support for the project
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, November 3rd, 2011.- Compañía Cervecera de Canarias will collaborate again this year with the "Twenty first Half Marathon Santa Cruz de Tenerife" and, just like last time, for every person who finishes the race, the company will donate €10 to the sport association for disabled people Ademi Tenerife.
The sporting event, considered to be one of the most prestigious on the island, is organised by the Cultural and Sport Association 'Farola del Mar' and the Sport Regional Authority of Santa Cruz City Hall.
With this contribution, Compañía Cervecera hopes to promote the development of the "Sports for Everybody" project, a programme developed by Ademi Tenerife to manage adapted sports in the south island, from Arico to Santiago del Teide. Ademi Tenerife's goal is to encourage disabled people in the south of Tenerife to participate in sports, and to help facilitate their social integration.
This collaboration started last year, and resulted in a donation of €6,080, which enabled 33 disabled people to participate in sports for the first time, and introduced 27 people to swimming.
The contributions of Compañía Cervecera also paid for an instructor for a futsal team for people with mental disabilities, and enabled the purchase of adapted sporting equipment and the reparation of wheel chairs for the practise of basketball.
This is just one Compañía Cervecera's social investment initiatives, developed by the company to improve the wellbeing of the community and support its growth.
Like last year, a group of Compañía Cervecera workers will also participate in the race, a collaborative effort designed to promote the company's social development policy for the islands.
About Compañía Cervecera de Canarias
Compañía Cervecera is one of the primary national breweries and one of the primary engines of the economic and social development of Canarias: it boasts the creation of almost 900 direct jobs and almost 7,000 indirect and induced jobs; it is a shareholder of several companies in Canarias; and it gives priority to local supplies in order to carry out its production. The company, which is part of the international group SABMiller, counts more than 300 business owners from Canarias among its shareholders, which are approximately 30% of the total, and are represented by two members on the Board of Directors.
Compañía Cervecera produces its own brands of beers Dorada y Tropical, and under licence Carlsberg; it distributes international brands such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, Guinness and Kilkenny. Also, it has other beverages such as the natural drinks Appletiser y Peartiser, the energetic Red Bull and the premium Granini juices.
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wow, this is a great thread. I just picked up a metal airsoft mauser and will be starting my build this weekend. I got the UKARMS CM712 version, which doesn't look much off from what you got.
I am curious to see how your mount turns out as I am wondering how I will manage to build mine. Also, great looking scope. I will be using the same tutorial.
I found a resin flash hider, but no luck with the v8 parts yet.
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Hey, good luck dunjotharr!
My Gun build is done...or should I put that in quotes?
Other than doing paint touch up:
I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out considering that I didn't pay a whole lot for it.
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Masterbean wrote:
Hey, good luck dunjotharr!
My Gun build is done...or should I put that in quotes?
Other than doing paint touch up:
I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out considering that I didn't pay a whole lot for it.
your scope pointing backwards... is it on purpose?
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haha, nope, just what I get for building it without referencing the pictures. That explains why I thought I glued the eyelet on the wrong side, it was the right side I just was mixed up when I went to glue it onto the mount.
Well...sadly it's all cold welded so I can't undo it.
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Masterbean wrote:
haha, nope, just what I get for building it without referencing the pictures. That explains why I thought I glued the eyelet on the wrong side, it was the right side I just was mixed up when I went to glue it onto the mount.
Well...sadly it's all cold welded so I can't undo it.
Brian, I thought you knew better than to build a prop (especially for a face character) without using reference photos.
Aside from the scope being backward, the barrel looks a bit too long for that version. And what's with the magazine sticking out of the bottom like that? The ones used in the movies had the top loading box magazines that you loaded with a stripper clip, so they were flush on the bottom. It just looks kind of odd, to me.
And what "eyelet" are you talking about?
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yeah...I'll have to take a 2nd go at this sometime after my next project. It'll work for informal for now.
The barrel is long because my intensions were to have the flash supressor fit further onto the barrel. However, I was having difficulties with widening the hole on the supressor. I didn't want to damage it any more than I already had attempting to widen it, so that's as far as she's going.
As far as the clip, I couldn't decide whether to make it flush or not, so I just cut the clip down to where it's at now. I like the look of it (shrug)
The idea wasn't to get an exact replica but as nice of looking one as possible as cheap as possible.
I'm fairly certain, even with the scope being backwards, to the untrained eye, it'll look good enough. But yeah...I should have referenced more pics while I was building it.
The eyelet was just that, a little metal circle, I think it came from an hold hoodie. On the bottom of the scope, the small circle tube (pen cap) near the front (or what should've been the front) of the scope, on the other side of that, I had an eyelet glued onto the cap. On the real scope, as I'm sure you know, there's suppose to be a dial there. So the eyelet was just going to be I guess a greeblie.
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after all the researching and scope hunting, I noticed the backwards scope right away. LOL, but I can't throw stones because through my last 2 builds, Demp Gun and DL-44 I made my own share of mistakes. Some I fixed after realizing it, others I have to live with. These were for halloween costumes, so 100% accuracy isn't important. They were mainly just to allow me to build up some skills and get some practice before I move on to a "real" costume. Or at least one that lives up to CRLs.
here is my quick New Hope style blaster for my wife's Fem Solo. I managed to pick up a plastic one so I can save the metal mauser for a more accurate build later.
basic parts
cardboard cut out for a template to make the scope mount
cut the pvc box cover for the scope mount
painted parts
little weathering and test assembly
quick paint and weathering for the mauser... did a rush job here as time is short and I didn't have the time to sand it all down and do it "right". But it came out ok.
assembled... kept the orange barrel for safety reasons. CA law is funny and I would rather not have a problem.
it could do with more greeblies and attention to detail (filled in holes, sanded the "made in China" and "brass eagle" lettering...), but as I mentioned, don't have time to really do this up well. The average person on the street halloween night will not notice the details. Now though that I have a little building experience and once halloween is over I plan on taking my metal airsoft and doing it right.
And yes I noticed the clip isn't in. I got lucky though that this mauser came with both the long and half clip so that was one less thing to mod and play with.
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So, after I built my gun belt my blaster fell apart. The scope came off and the barrel came off. At first I was heartbroken. Then I realized that those were the two problem areas. So I took the opportunity to modify these sections.
Since I was redoing the scope and remounting it, I decided to redo the mount as well. I have an event tomorrow so sadly I don't have time to fix the paint job, but it's fine otherwise. AND of course I've lost my camera cable, so I can only upload from my phone
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well what a happy accident
all will be made right with patience and stange mishaps
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Friday morning, Anniston police Capt. Allen George said the investigations division of the department was working two reports of copper theft from air conditioners this week. Both cases involved rental homes near U.S. 431 and in both instances, copper had been stripped from outside air conditioners when the houses were unoccupied.
Such thefts still occur largely in residential areas, George said, but the two reports this week are way down from the 20 to 25 per week the department was filing this time last year when an investigation team was assigned to deal specifically with metal theft.
"It seems to be going away," George said. "That's a good sign."
George said the reason for the decline is because thieves can't do anything with the metal they steal. Legislation passed last year that went into effect in October put heavy requirements on documenting practices by scrap yards, and in some cases outright prohibited the types of metal they could buy from someone without a proper business license.
"The one big change to the law targeted air conditioner thefts in particular," George said. "You have to have a licensed business to sell those parts to scrap yards."
And it isn't just the police who've noticed the changes. Shawn Movitz, the owner of Air Medic, an air conditioning supply and repair store in Jacksonville, said he noticed a steep decline in metal thefts about six months ago.
"The first time my guys went into the scrap yard they turned them right around and said they needed to see my license," Movitz said. "If scrap yards comply with state laws, thefts will go down. Why steal something if you can't sell it? What's the point?"
Movitz said he deals with one scrap yard, and it has a copy of his business license on file, as well as copies of the driver's licenses for his employees who do business at the facility.
Of course the owners of scrap yards might not think restrictions on types of material they can buy, and whom they can buy it from, are the most positive steps to take from a business standpoint. Local companies seemed hesitant to talk about how business was going on Friday.
An employee at Oxford Scrap Metal said business has taken a hit since the company can no longer take in copper wire, but declined to comment further to a reporter. Similarly, employees at Williams Scrap Metal and Red Hot Recycling declined to comment on business or the new laws when reached by phone on Friday.
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Serioulsy?!! **whistles here**
You are in the zone little lady and well on your way to a STELLER KNOCK EM DOWN challenge. I see alot of change in your midsection. Alot. I think I see a bit of a smirk there too. :)
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I'm in agreement with everyone else lots going on and only 4 weeks in!! Great work!!!
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Great job! Please share samples of menus breakfast lunch and dinner. The menu planning is a challenge for me. Thanks
I don't know how many pounds you've dropped, but you look fantastic. Pink undies & everything ;) Just finished my 1st week so can't wait to get where you are today!
Looking good ! Keep up the great work ! ;)
Definite noticeable change and only at 4 weeks too! All your hard work each day is surely paying off. Keep up it--you can do this!
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Yes great job!!! Way to go. You can tell over your entire body... but yes definitely the midsection is a huge improvement. Have you been following BFL 100% or have you modified things at all? Please do share....
THANK YOU guys so much for all your kind words.......@Legs...bahahahhaha, I dont know about the security part, but I am starting to get side glances from people at the gym who saw me when I started the program. The funny thing is, I see these people nearly every day and I can honestly say that most of them look exactly the same as when I first started at the gym. @tterrim- GO HARD!!! dont be afraid to push your boundaries and pull the ugly haka (nz war dance) faces while youre working out......you'll see results faster ;)
I am currently at the end of week 7 and will post my photos in another thread under MY BEFORE AND 7 WEEKS PROGRESS PHOTOS!!! GO BFL!!!!!!
Hi Want2BFit (great name)......Um I pretty much follow the program to a t.......of course some weeks I might have more like a free weekend instead of a free day :o.... but I'll ALWAYS make up for it by doing extra cardio on that day......Ive also had a week of being very sick and had a fever and everything, and couldnt eat much food, so had to drink a lot of shakes because i couldnt tolerate the thought of chicken for some reason.....but apart from my little hiccups I have pretty much tried to follow it to a T.
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Meal 2:protein shake and orange ( but if im hungry i will eat a meal )
meal 3: steamed chicken (bamboo steamers make all the difference) and brocolli, with potatoe and a bit of low fat cottage cheese meal 4: protein shake (if hungry will eat instead)
meal 5: steamed chicken and brown rice with grated carrot .
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So I believe it's been a week since my last blog, I'm sorry about that, lot of problems, bad bad week, bad break up, I'll stop right there, I think I already made almost everyone think I'm an attention whore.
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This is my proposed WM28 card. I wrote one a month or so back, but a lot has changed since then. I think this is a substantially better card.
I think WWE is in a great position now to set themselves up for the future while acknowledging the past.
My first criteria is that I take into account matches WWE has already
As far as I'm concerned WWE have already botched this CM Punk angle. For me it's done and the only thing we can expect now is for everything to return to the same predictable WWE routine.
Bringing Punk back so soon totally undermined his classic shoot-style promo, his title win and his character because:
A) he did not leave with the title like he said he would
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I'm going to do something different this week. I'm not going to talk about what CM Punk is doing or what Haitch has in store for Monday. I'm not going to talk about how CM Punk came back too soon. No, that's a story for another blog at another time. Today I'm going to talk about something different. Something new. Something that many may not want to admit to liking or maybe might have wanted to try
Alright alot of you may argue and say that Mark Henry sucks and I use to think the same way because they way he is always used within the WWE. I currently enjoy his current heel push and hope they give this man the strap. A few years ago he had a similar push and they gave him the ECW Belt then they go and turn him face again. This guy has been back and forth as a face and heel so many times that
I have about 35 hours or so of archived WWE footage on my PS3. I sit in my room, on my computer, and occasionally glancing up at the TV screen to see what match is going on. But, I noticed something today while glancing up. Professional Wrestling (Or Sports Entertainment) is missing something. The ability to translate the story that you are telling onto the big screen.
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No. 4: Kabalen
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Decor: 22
Service: 24
Cost: I
Fans who "love to eat" Filipino cuisine are "satisfied" by the "wide choice" of "tasty", inexpensive dishes at this no-liquor Karama cafe; bright, cheerful (if simple) environs plus "good service" equal a "great" atmosphere that keeps them coming back.
Bur Dubai; 6 A St.; Karama (behind Pizza Hut)
No. 5: Spice Island
Food: 28
Decor: 23
Service: 24
Cost: E
"Huge" buffets and cooking stations offer a "wide variety" of "delicious" Eclectic cuisines, including a "sumptuous array" of seafood, at this all-day dining room in the Crowne Plaza Deira; the "cosy" setting and "wonderful service" suit everything from "work lunches" to "special dinner treats with friends or family", and while it's "a little bit expensive", the "great Friday brunch" is "reasonably priced."
Deira; Crowne Plaza Dubai; near Salahuddin Rd.; 262-5555
No. 6: La Petite Maison
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Decor: 26
Service: 26
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"Bravo!" cry admirers of the "absolutely perfect" Niçoise fare prepared at this "superb" Dubai International Financial Centre French "fine-dining" option, also offering "immaculate service" and an impressive wine selection; an "energetic, glamourous vibe" is evident in the "chic" "Mediterranean-feeling" setting, which is "great for business lunches or special occasions", not least because it's "very expensive" – "but you're paying for quality" after all.
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No. 7: JW's Steakhouse
Food: 28
Decor: 24
Service: 25
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The "grandpa" of Dubai's "steak family", this pricey option in Deira's JW Marriott specialises in "juicy" beef, but the cuisine is "delicious" all around; set up like a "classy, elegant" gentleman's club, it's "small" and often "crowded", though the "lovely hospitality" from "wonderful staff" ensures everyone remains comfortable.
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No. 8: Calicut Paragon
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Cost: I
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No. 9: Bento-ya
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Make Your Own Piezoelectric Pickup for Acoustic Guitar
AbstractIn this project you'll learn how to make a piezoelectric pickup for acoustic guitar using inexpensive components. You can then connect your acoustic guitar to an amplifier, and record your own music. If you are interested in electronics and like playing acoustic guitar, this could be the perfect project for you.
The goal of this project is to make an acoustic guitar pickup using the piezoelectric transducer from a simple electronic buzzer.
This procedure from this project is from a webpage by Adam Kumpf, a masters student in Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab:
- Kumpf, A., date unknown. "Make Your Own Acoustic Guitar Pickup," Adam Kumpf @ MIT [accessed September 26, 2007] http://web.mit.edu/kumpf/www/guitarpickup.html.
Edited by Andrew Olson, Ph.D., Science Buddies
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Back in the day, before any of us had computers at home, we listened to music on vinyl records. The audio signal was recorded in grooves cut into the records. To play the signal back and hear the music, the record was spun on a turntable, and a diamond stylus on the end of the tone arm would ride through the groove. The sides of the groove exerted pressure on the stylus, creating tiny electric currents due to the piezoelectric effect. The pressure created tiny stresses in the diamond crystal, which in turn produced electric currents. A preamplifier in the phono cartridge of the turntable amplified these tiny currents, which were then further amplified by the stereo amplifier so that we could hear the music through speakers.
The piezoelectric effect can also be used in electronic pickup devices for recording acoustic instruments. With a pickup, the vibrations of the instrument are transduced into an electric current, which is then amplified and recorded. Unlike a microphone, with a pickup you will not record extraneous sounds from elsewhere in the room, just the sound of the acoustic instrument in which the pickup is mounted. In this project, you'll learn how to make a piezoelectric pickup for an acoustic guitar, using inexpensive components that you can find at your local Radio Shack store.>
There are several different experiments you could try with this project. For example, you could purchase several different piezoelectric elements with different specifications, and compare their performance as pickup devices. You could also compare the performance of your homemade pickup with the performance of a professionally-designed piezoelectric pickup. Or you could build a single pickup and compare the performance of the pickup when it is placed in different locations on the underside of the bridge, or with or without foam.
If you're interested in electronics and like to play acoustic guitar, this could be the perfect project for you.
Terms and Concepts
To do this project, you should do research that enables you to understand the following terms and concepts:
- Piezoelectric effect
- Parts of a guitar
- Bridge
- Soundhole
- Soundboard
- Strings
- Sound
- Physics of vibrating strings
- Sound frequencies
- Hertz (cycles per second)
- How does a piezoelectric device transduce mechanical strain into an electric current?
- This project is based on a website by Adam Kumpf, a masters student in Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab:
Kumpf, A., date unknown. "Make Your Own Acoustic Guitar Pickup," Adam Kumpf @ MIT [accessed September 26, 2007] http://web.mit.edu/kumpf/www/guitarpickup.html.
- These references have information on piezoelectricity and piezoelectric sensors:
- Wikipedia contributors, 2007. "Piezoelectricity," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia [accessed September 27, 2007] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piezoelectricity&oldid=160785907.
- Wikipedia contributors, 2007. "Piezoelectric Sensors," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia [accessed September 27, 2007] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piezoelectric_sensor&oldid=155035817.
- Nave, C.R., 2006. "Piezoelectric Effect," HyperPhysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University [accessed September 27, 2007] http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/piezo.html.
Materials and Equipment
To do this experiment you will need the following materials and equipment:
- Acoustic guitar
- Tip: we highly recommend using an inexpensive acoustic guitar for this project, since you'll be gluing the pickup in place, and possibly even drilling a hole for mounting the audio cable jack.
- Guitar amplifier (to hear the results)
- Depending on your amplifier, you may also need a preamplifier, since the output of the piezoelectric pickup is low amplitude.
- Guitar cable (1/4" male at both ends, to connect guitar to amplifier)
- Piezo buzzer element, with specifications similar to the following:
- Transducer Type: Piezo-electric
- Transducer Size: 1.1 in
- Audio Range: 106 dB
- Noise Level: less than -111 dB
- Shielded audio cable, approx. 25 cm length
- 1/4" audio jack
- If you don't mind drilling a hole in your guitar, you can mount this on the guitar body.
- There are also end-pin audio jacks that can be installed in the end pin hole on the guitar. You will probably need to drill this hole larger. End pin jacks are more expensive than regular 1/4 in audio jacks.
- If you don't want to drill a hole in the guitar, you can also pass the wires from the pickup out through the end pin hole, and attach them to the audio jack outside the guitar. This would be a temporary installation, just for this experiment.
- Small piece of medium density foam (just a couple square inches)
- Soldering iron
- Solder
- Wire strippers
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue stick
- Optional: power drill and 3/8 in spade bit for making hole for audio jack.
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Experimental Procedure
- Do your background research so that you are knowledgeable about the terms, concepts, and questions, above.
Making the PickupNote: this procedure is from a webpage by Adam Kumpf (Kumpf, date unknown).
- The heart of the pickup is a piezo buzzer element. You can find these for just a couple dollars at your local parts store (Radio Shack). Sometimes the Piezo Buzzer packages don't have that much information on them, but you want to find things as close as possible to the information listed above in the Materials and Equipment section. In other words, they are pretty cheap so go for a good one. Also note that you do not need a fully functional buzzer device, just the piezo element.
- A word about Piezo Elements. Piezo elements are made from two conductors separated by a layer of piezo crystals. When a voltage is applied across the crystal layer, the crystals pull on one side and push on the other. This in turn bends the metal conductor layers. When a sinusoidal signal (audio) is applied, the conductors are pushed and pulled very quickly, creating sound waves. The beauty of the Piezo element is that it also works in reverse. If sound waves push and pull on the conductors, an electrical signal is created and can be output to an amplifier or recording device. This is exactly how we will use the Piezo Buzzer element in this project. It will be attached to the inside of the guitar body, and, as the body vibrates, the sound will be turned into an electric signal by the Piezo buzzer element.
- Now that you have the Piezo Buzzer, you need to carefully break it open and get out the piezo element. Be careful not to hurt the metal device inside. Bending the element may cause it to break or lose some of its sensitivity.
- You are now ready to solder the device together. Strip the ends of the shielded audio cable. On one end connect the signal wire to the center of the Piezo element and the ground/shielding to the metal/brass surface of the piezo element. On the other end of the shielded wire, connect the signal wire to the signal tab on the 1/4 in audio jack and connect the shielding to the ground tab.
- Optional: We [the original author, Adam Kumpf] have found that a small piece of medium density foam improves the performance of the pickup over a large number of frequencies. Cut a piece of foam the same size of your piezo element and about 3/8" tall. Place a large drop of hot glue on the back side of the piezo element (where the wires connect) and then press the foam on until the glue cools.
- Your piezo pickup device should now be ready to install. You may want to make sure it is working by plugging it into an amp (with a guitar cable) and lightly tapping on it. Here is a picture of the finished device, ready for installation (Kumpf, date unknown):
Installing the Pickup
- Mark where the hole will be in the body of the guitar. Unless you are handy with a soldering iron and have an endpin-jack on-hand, do not place your hole in the end of the guitar. This is where the pin that holds the strap is located. There is a block of wood there and the provided jack will not work in this position. I recommend marking the hole about halfway through the curve on the end of the guitar. It is, however, up to you where you choose to put it. Be creative! You will probably want to mark the spot with pencil first, then take the tip of the drill bit and twist on the mark by hand (not in the drill) to make a small indentation in the wood, as seen in Figure 1. Endpin jacks are a stronger and more professional solution, but will also probably double the cost of this project for you.
- Next we must drill the hole. This is the most difficult part of the installation process. It is in your best interest to take the tension off of the strings to get rid of forces that may be pulling on the wood. You may want to practice drilling holes on a scrap piece of wood if available to get a feel for the drill. Using a good sharp 3/8" spade bit, as seen in Figure 2, very slowly (fast drill speed, very little pressure) and carefully drill the hole in the body. Be steady and smooth or you may cause the body of the guitar to splinter around the hole.
- Carefully clean the edges of the hole, shown in Figure 3. Take the washer and nut off of the 1/4" jack. You must now feed the jack into the guitar body and direct it towards the hole you just drilled. Depending on the size of your hand, you may need to take the strings completely off to get your hand in far enough to guide the jack towards the hole. I usually just loosen the strings, (very loose) and squeeze my hand in as far as it will go. It is almost certain that you will not be able to reach the drilled hole. This is okay. Just be patient and keep fishing for it. You may find it helpful to use something such as a paper clip or a pencil to help guide you through the hole. Once it is through, put the washer and nut back onto the jack to hold it in place. Do not overtighten the nut. Make it too loose and it will come off. Make it too tight and you will have a guitar with a crack in it. A little loose is better than too tight! If you are worried about the strength of the jack in the side of the guitar, you can easily make a sheet-metal washer for the inside of the guitar to help support it.
- You are now going to mount the piezo element. This step is a very important part if you want your guitar to have a nice sound. Be careful with the element. Piezo pickups can be broken if you bend them. Although it may seem odd, your pickup will produce a much better sound if you mount it hanging off of the guitar, 50-50. In other words, half of the element (brass side) is taped to the bridge (or a brace), and the other half is hanging out in mid-air. The best place to mount the piezo element is on the back side of the bridge. (the side towards the endpin) To apply the pickup, take a piece of double-stick tape, just enough to cover half of the element, and place it on the element. You may also want to use hot glue once you have found the best place on the guitar, as this improves the 0.4k–1.0 kHz range of the pickup. A lot of people also use a sticky-putty, available at a local office supply store. The half of the pickup with tape (or glue or putty) will be the part that sticks to wood on the inside of the guitar (see Figure 4). The other half will be hanging off. Try to keep the adhesive (tape/hot glue/putty) as thin as possible as this will help overall performance. It is also important to note that the placement of the piezo element can also be used to boost frequencies from 0.25–3.0 kHz depending on how much of the device hangs in mid-air. Play around with different placements if you want your guitar to have a unique sound. Typically, the closer the pickup is to the bridge, the warmer the sound.
- The hard part of the installation is over. Now for the finishing touches. First, you must secure the loose wire that runs from the pickup to the jack so that it does not flop back-and-forth when someone you the guitar. Go in through the sound-hole and place generous pieces of masking tape to secure the wire. Next you may want to snug the nut on the jack to finalize its placement. Then tighten up the strings and plug it in! That's it. You just made your acoustic guitar into an acoustic/electric!
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- Investigate how placement of the piezoelectric transducer affects the sound quality. For example, do you really get better sound quality with the piezo element hanging partially in air?
- Investigate how the sound quality changes when the piezoelectric transducer is mounted with medium-density foam between it and the underside of the bridge, vs. when the transducer is attached directly to the underside of the bridge.
- More advanced students can use sound analysis software to measure the response of the piezoelectric transducer as a function of sound frequency (power spectrum plot).
- For an experiment on making electric guitar pickups, see the Science Buddies project Make Your Own Electric Guitar Pickup.
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What to Expect:
- Cost: Each ABE trip costs $350. International trips have the added cost of flights. In the past flights to the Dominican Republic have cost $608 (2012) and $847.50 (2013).
- Travel: The group will fly from Minneapolis to the Dominican Republic. A bus will pick the group up from the airport and bring them to Las Terrenas.
- Lodging: The group will either stay at Casa Paz, the volunteer house (La Villa Anderson), or an alternate guest house.
- Food: Meals are provided by the guest house and include some traditional local dishes.
- Work: Groups will have the opportunity to be involved in various programs. Programs could include: work with children between 6-15 years, small building projects, hold soccer or sports camps, do environmental education in the community, visit the elderly, learn more about issues in the community, assist with teaching girls about sports, English tutoring, work in classrooms, do theatre projects, or create your own projects.
- Dress: It is best to wear light cotton clothes. Women should dress so as to not attract too much attention, especially while working with kids or visiting homes and neighborhoods. Typicaly attire is gym shorts (appropriate length), t-shirts, and tennis shoes.
- Extra Fun: There are beaches within walking distance and the water is always good for swimming. They have some of the best beaches in the Caribbean. Make sure to bring a lot of sunscreen and to drink a lot of bottled water. There is also an opportunity for an excursion into the mountains of the Dominican Republic for a hike including spectacular views and waterfalls.
- Focus: Social Justice, Intentional Living, children, and poverty.
Interested in applying to co-lead or participate on the Dominican Republic trip? Apply here to co-lead or here to participate!
Please note: $100 due with acceptance of a position!
Any questions about this trip can be directed to Alternative Break Experiences at email@example.com
Special Points of Interest:
- Spanish immersion
- Cultural diversity
- Social justice
- Children
- Hands-on
- Sports
- Environmental Issues and Education
- Elderly care
- English Tutoring
From Past Participants:
"Everyone should be so lucky as to meet Jose (Fundacion Mahatma Gandhi's founder) at one point in their life. He is a fountain of wisdom and his messages-about our common humanity, the importance of selfless service to others, and how to lead a meaningful life-will resound in my head forever.
~2013 Participant
"Words are not able to describe this incredible week in Las Terrenas. Not only were my eyes opened to another culture and a way of living, but I also realized how much of a positive impact service can have on others, especially those in need."
~2013 Participant