Facts

Our tailpieces are cast from silicon bronze, or from stainless steel. The bronze tailpieces are finished with either gold or nickel plating, and the stainless are textured. Each tailpiece comes with a unique, matching metal end pin that will never accidentally fall out dropping your instrument to the floor.

• The strings are easy to change and the tailpiece will never rattle.
• The string windings are covered so they will not shred your arm or shirt sleeve.
• The extra mass of the cast tailpiece anchors the strings better and improves the tone of the instrument.
• The tailpiece insures a secure attachment for the strings at the strongest part of the mandolin body, directly above the tail-block at the edge of the rim.

The tailpiece should easily fit all of our instruments and most other standard tailpiece designs.

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Your packaged Weber Tailpiece comes with our unique, matching metal end pin, a threaded rubber insert, a rubber washer and three longer, retrofit tailpiece screws.  After removing the old tailpiece, gently place the new tailpiece on the top edge of the instrument and check hole alignment.  The previous tailpiece screw holes may not line up with our tailpiece.  If not, simply plug the old screw holes with wood glue and toothpicks and the end pin hole with wood glue and a short length of wood dowel.  Hold the new tailpiece against the top edge and butt of the instrument and mark the new end pin hole placement. Re-drill the end pin hole with a 3/8" bit and push the rubber insert into the hole. Place the rubber washer on the end pin and thread though the tailpiece into the insert.  Level the tailpiece with the top of the instrument and re-drill the three 1/16" holes to match the Weber Tailpiece. Gently secure the tailpiece with the three included screws. 

This is a common procedure, however any damage to the instrument incurred by this procedure is not covered under warranty.

• Bend the end loop of the string up, slightly before sliding it under the top of the tailpiece. This will help the string slide up the ramp easily.
• Then, with a slight rotation of the string, seat the loop over the hook in one motion. Check to insure that the loop is close to the bottom of the hook.
• We recommend inserting the string from the bridge side of the tailpiece to avoid scratching the top of the instrument. If you need to insert the string from the back of the tailpiece, cover the top of the instrument with the suede cloth that came with your instrument (or another soft cloth) before inserting the string.