An electro-mechanical transducer, which provides radial amplified multiple
piston motion is formed from attached multiple lever arms and multiple
electro-mechanical drivers. The piston motion is amplified by lever arms,
which are attached to electro-mechanical drivers, such as piezoelectric
or magnetostrictive drivers, which oscillate in a radial direction in
unison with the applied voltage. A minimum of three pistons, three lever
arms (or shells) and three drivers may be used. A preferred embodiment,
uses four pistons, four lever arms (or shells) and four drivers. As a
result of both the magnified motion of the lever arms (or shells) and the
large acoustic radiating area of the multiple pistons, the transducer
provides a means for a high-source level from a compact low-frequency
broadband transducer.