>    I've not used an accelerometer in a project before, so I wonder if anyone
> can give recommendations.  I think what I'm after is one of the piezo-type

Analog Devices (http://www.analog.com/) has several nice accelerometers
that may fit your needs. These are MEMS devices, and they are generous
in their sampling policies.
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