[ChiefNugget]

I have a few questions I hope someone can answer.

How big is the “sweet spot” on the cymbals made by this method?  I have read complaints regarding the small sweet spot on Alesis Surge Cymbals, which I imagine have somewhat similar construction.

Could the sweet spot be expanded by leaving a wider space of metal with no bitumen tape around the bow piezo?

Would it be possible to use two or more piezo transducers in parallell for the bow?  For example, make a whole ring of piezos in the bow wired in parallell in order to achieve even response all the way around.  I wonder if there would be any phase cancellation issues with such a system.

I am reading up and comparing DIY alternatives right now and hope to start building in a couple months.  Lot’s of great inspiring info here.  Thanks!

Darryl

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