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Tail Piece grommets

Posted by Brendan deVallance on October 9, 2009 at 8:27pm
I am contemplating my next build (the new one isnt yet cold!). And I like the clean look of tail pieces that are just grommets or rivets set into holes in the tail of the guitar that keep the strings from cutting into the wood. I did an experiment with the hard ware from some pop rivets that seem like they would work. But were might I ask do others get theirs who do such a thing? —B

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  • Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) October 10, 2009 at 2:09am
    Michael's Craft Store is good for grommets as well. You can get them in all the most usual colors (black, chrome, gold).
  • Old Lowe October 9, 2009 at 11:05pm
    I use two pieces of fret wire close together works great and looks cool and on the other side I use one piece for the strings to rest on.

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  • Mortimer Snerd October 9, 2009 at 10:04pm
    String Ferrules for the top side of the tail stock behind the bridge,,, 6 for $2.79

    http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Hardware,_parts/Electric_guitar:_Ferrul...



    And then for the underside to hold the ball of the string from being pulled into the wood, you use these.
    http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Hardware,_parts/Electric_guitar:_Ferrul...
  • Diane in Chicago October 9, 2009 at 10:01pm
    Watch out for those decorative grommets you find in the scrapbook aisle. The strings cut right through the ones I have. So I put the pop rivets on the front and put the decorative ones on the back, holding the ball end of the strings.
  • Weizel October 9, 2009 at 9:16pm
    I used roll pins as you can see in the photo below (I don't think the link is working for some reason - you can see it in my photos section), they work really well and you can get them in a variety of diameters and lengths. I've heard of people embedding the ferrules of their old guitar strings to prevent the strings from ripping through the wood.

  • Jkevn October 9, 2009 at 9:15pm
    +1 on what Nathan said, you can find those small grommet assortments at wal-mart as well. I got black, white, brass, copper etc.
  • Nathan King October 9, 2009 at 9:04pm
    I found some in the sewing dept. of a Hobby Lobby store... 100 grommets in 6 different colors for under three bucks. Drill a 3/16" hole, and they press fit right in without any glue.
  • Dan Sleep October 9, 2009 at 9:02pm
    If you go to your local hobby shop, and look at the Dubro accessories for their radio controlled servo mounting hardware.

    For under $3.00 you can get a package of screws and brass grommets that work good and look great. Just drill a 1/8 inch hole, glue the grommet on the top and bottom of the tail piece and off you go!

    The little screws come in handy for other stuff later on.

    http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/566547.asp
  • Cogdell boy (Robert J.) October 9, 2009 at 9:01pm
    On my firsrt few I used small brass flat washers from Lowes , just super glued over the hole on my first few , but the other day I found some small eyelets in the sewing Dept. at Wal-mart also found brass and some antique looking groments for sound holes , lots of things to use for fret markers too.. Check it out..
  • Brian Lemin October 9, 2009 at 8:42pm
    Pop rivets are probably the most used method.
    I also like the "Brass Hinges" approach that some makers use.
    Guitar string anchor pegs are OK.

    Go to the photos section and you can browse for hours getting ideas.
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