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Definition of Tailpiece

Tailpiece
Tailpiece Tail"piece`, n. 1. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt. 2. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
Tailpiece
Tailpiece Tail"piece`, n. 1. A piece at the end; an appendage. 2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header. 3. (Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. --Savage. 4. A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.

Meaning of Tailpiece from wikipedia

- Look up tailpiece in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tailpiece is a component on many stringed musical instruments that anchors one end of the strings...
- The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a type of mechanical vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul Bigsby and produced by...
- sound by changing the tension of the strings, typically at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar using a controlling lever, which is alternately...
- note on the lowest open string. The tailpiece and endpin are found in the lower part of the cello. The tailpiece is the part of the cello to which the...
- McCarty stated that design discussions with Les Paul were limited to the tailpiece and the ****ing of a maple cap over the ****gany body for increased density...
- A variation on the Trini Lopez Gibson, the Grohl model has a stopbar tailpiece and Gibson's new Burstbucker humbuckers. Other signature models have included...
- 1952 Gibson Les Paul. Pictured is a tremolo arm or vibrato tailpiece-style bridge and tailpiece system, often called a whammy bar or trem. It uses a lever...
- tailpiece. Nickel hardware. Trapezoid inlays and neck binding. Firebird VII – Three pickups, Tune-o-matic bridge and Maestro "Lyre" Vibrola tailpiece...
- of the traditional Gibson headstock at one end to a wraparound bridge/tailpiece unit at the other. From 1959 until 1961, the Melody Maker had a single...
- stoptail bridge (an adjustable fixed-bridge piece and a separate stopbar or tailpiece) that provided both string support and intonation in one unit. It also...