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After building the Cigar Box Guitar[1], I got interested in making a | |
DIY stomp box for foot percussion. It seemed pretty simple and I | |
did some research on the Internet. I also inquired again with | |
Chairman Tob of the Dubious Goals Committee, who meets daily at | |
1930 UTC on anonradio.net and in the COMmode. He provided me with | |
some insight on the Cigar Box Guitar and is quite knowledgeable on | |
the art of DIY instruments, some of which he plays during his show. | |
I basically made the stomp box from parts from cbgitty.com (jack, | |
jack plate, piezo) and some parts I had on hand (firewood, | |
repurposed CAT5, hot glue.) The case is a piece of firewood, which | |
I think is redwood. | |
The DIY stomp box was fun to put together and it came out pretty | |
good...well, good enough for what I need it for. It sounds decent | |
and the parts were really inexpensive. It already has me thinking | |
of possible future enhancements and ideas. | |
Below are some pictures, audio, and video: | |
I took a piece of firewood, chopped off the end, and gouged a cavity | |
to insert the piezo, wires, and 1/4" jack. | |
Hole for piezo and jack | |
The wire that came attached to the piezo was quite flimsy and short. | |
I added an extension with a twisted-pair from an old Cat5 cable. I | |
seem to keep accumulating old network cables with broken ends that | |
I want to recrimp but never end up recrimping so they end up as | |
scrap wire. I probably should have just replaced the original | |
wire in hindsight. | |
Piezo extension using repurposed CAT5. | |
The bottom of the cavity was fill with black hot glue to fill | |
in the space between the wood and the piezo since the bottom was | |
not flat. | |
Hot gluing piezo. | |
The piezo was sandwiched between the bottom and top layer of hot | |
glue to try and make things solid for the stomping. | |
Covering piezo with black hot glue. | |
The other end of the twisted pair was soldered to the jack. | |
Soldered jack. | |
Here is a sideways view of the stomp box with the jack installed. | |
Jack installed. | |
Here is the top view of the stomp box with an instrument cable | |
attached. | |
Top view of stomp box. | |
Here is a demo of what the stomp box sounds like. | |
Stomp box audio demo. | |
Here is a video of what the stomp box sounds and looks like. | |
Stomp box video demo. | |
[1] Cigar Box Guitar | |
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