Yes, that would likely work, too. I probably won't use this on this particular build, as I found a tail piece in brass that I just happen to like a bit better. Just playing about with this piece though, as I found it to be interesting to try to modify. I even looked at the idea of running it through the box as an option, as well.
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a gate latch works too .. and has a built in whammy bar ;-)
I'd suggest modifying it to look like this: