[sci.electronics] piezoelectric transducer model

drick@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (David Rick) (02/15/91)

I need to build a preamp for a Fishman pickup.  This is a piezoelectric
transducer that wedges into the bridge of a musical instrument.  Can
anyone provide an electrical equivalent circuit for a piezoelectric
element?  I understand it is pretty high Z, and the output level is
similar to that of a microphone, but my first attempt at designing an
interface yielded results that were quite bass-shy.

David L. Rick
Hewlett-Packard Company
Loveland, Colorado
drick@hplvdo.HP.COM