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I've occasionally seen an archtop with a really unique or beautiful tailpiece. Post some photos of your favorites!
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03-09-2022 07:51 PM
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Just for it being familiar yet-unusual I like the triple frequensator on my Maton Starline. Also I like how on the saddle, there are little bone inserts for each string.
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Barker Guitar Tailpiece I like this one and no quite like it.
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Sure, I'll play:
ABM Model 1281: their finest tailpiece, no longer in production.
Last edited by Hammertone; 03-12-2022 at 06:48 AM.
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I vote the classic L5 tailpiece
(sorry , boring i know)
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Some beautiful tailpieces here.
I’m a nylon string guy, but i must say that a good tailpiece on a f-hole archtop stirs my soul.
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LHT Guitars
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Smocke Guitars
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The classic D'Aquisto.
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Nothing
is a sweet has the tailpiece on a Campellone Specials or one of my Unitys or a Citation
Last edited by Crm114; 03-11-2022 at 09:38 AM.
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This might be the most beautiful ever. Wow. I also forgot about Campellone's tailpiece, which is similar and probably my next favorite.
Originally Posted by ArnoldSchoenberg
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I like the simplicity of Ken Parker's tailpieces. I think he is going for lightweight, too.
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Here's a lovely tailpiece fitted to a guitar that I think was built by John Abbott Sr. in the 1930s. I would love to verify this working theory. Anyone know anything? Other examples?
Last edited by Hammertone; 03-13-2022 at 11:23 AM.
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Nothing boring about an L-5! That TP remains a strong #2 on my list, barely below the D' Angelico stairstep with the triangulated, straight cross-pieces. I maintain that an archtop's tailpiece, its' materials, mass, and configuration, contribute audibly (if subtly) to the instrument's over-all tonal capacity. Originally Posted by pingu
Certainly, from a purely visual standpoint, The tailpiece is a natural counter-focus and complement to the headstock, with all those parallels and perpendiculars between merging into the sensual curves of the body; the eye moving from top to bottom and back around and so on. Getting the balance perfect is the luthier's task.
Campellone's tailpiece ranks with the best, in my very humble opinion. A superb solution.
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prewar Super 400
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There is nothing like patina on a couple of old Gibson tailpieces
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John Zeidler
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Nothin' fancy, but the beauty of simplicity :
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Always loved the Gretsch Cadillac tailpiece.
And of course the Guild harp.
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Stromberg
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Having only seen them in pictures, I never cared for the Guild harp TPs. THEN one day I saw one in person, up close, and it all made sense! I made an instant, open-ended offer for the instrument, was told I'd have to take a number, and I learned a valuable lesson - never leave the house without a big wad of cash, just in case you need it. Originally Posted by Drifter
Always loved the Gretsch Cadillac tailpiece.
And of course the Guild harp.
And that Cadillac TP is just perfect for that guitar!
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The Germans do make fine pieces. Originally Posted by Hammertone
Sure, I'll play:
A piece of German engineering on an American archtop.
West German for earlier examples.
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