Barcus Berry 3100 Clamp-On Bridge Violin Piezo Pickup

by Barcus Berry

Product Features

• Offers wide band frequency response and excellent string balance
• Feedback rejection feature provides excellent signal isolation for clear, true reproduction of the violin's sound
• Clamps easily onto the violin?s bridge without additional tools or holes to drill ? making attachment and removal a breeze
• The 3100 is preferred by pro violinist Dan Kelly (Alan Jackson)

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000K9JPB6
• Item model number: BB3100
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,885 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Designed for violinists who need dependable performance without a permanently installed transducer. This piezo transducer clamps easily to the violin bridge and connects, via cable, to the included 3100P output jack. No holes to drill or tools required. The best of both worlds - ease of use plus wide-band frequency response, excellent string balance, feedback rejection and outstanding signal isolation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well constructed, great sound and easy to install, January 3, 2008

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N. Chambers "Kent" (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barcus Berry 3100 Clamp-On Bridge Violin Piezo Pickup

I'm a guitar player, not a violinist, but I purchased this pickup for my daughter who has been playing violin for several years. I also run the sound board at our church and it's always been difficult to get the violin mic'd, so I thought I'd find a pickup suitable for violins. My first pick was a Fishman V100 Violin Pickup, which is similarly priced. Please learn from my lesson and avoid that product; the method for attaching it to the violin amounts to a zip tie that straps the jack to the tail-piece, not to mention that my unit failed to produce any sound once installed. The Barcus Berry is a great product. It installed securely to the violin in 10 minutes and it produced good tone, even through my guitar amp. In a nutshell, this product works!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well - good sound, February 6, 2010

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Norman T. Friedrich "N3NF" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barcus Berry 3100 Clamp-On Bridge Violin Piezo Pickup

This is used frequently in semi-professional performances. Easily connects to standard sound equipment. It can be a little bit tricky to mount correctly to the bridge, but provides a great sound once installed. It tends to damper the sound of the violin a bit when not used with an amplifier. Fortunately it can be removed and installed when needed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product- easy to set up and nice sound, September 13, 2010

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IMRob (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Barcus Berry 3100 Clamp-On Bridge Violin Piezo Pickup

Bought this for my wife as a birthday present. Wanted something to enable her to move around when performing, and to boost her sound, as she'd previously been stuck playing next to a conventional mic. It took no more than 5 minutes to work out how to attach it to the bridge, then a couple more to get the female socket into the desired position, and then the sound guys just plugged her in, with an immediate, positive result!

We've not had a huge amount of time to judge the sound quality, and we cannot compare against other similar products, but compared to standing next to a mic it's a revelation. So, very easy to set up and apparently very good sound- what's not to like?