Golden Gate P-115 No-Knot Style Banjo Tailpiece – Nickel
A traditional style dating from the turn of the century. The No-Knot has a non-adjustable, short top plate, and is nickel-plated. It’s THE old-time banjo tailpiece— perfect for restoration work as well as building your own.
Product Features
- Traditional design that dates back to the turn-of-the-century and predominantly used on old-timey openback banjos
- Triple nickel plated brass construction offers unsurpassed durability and a true vintage look
- Non adjustable no frills design works and lasts a lifetime
- String changes are fast and easy with externally mounted and rear-facing string posts eliminates string breakage
- The perfect choice for any new build or vintage repair or restoration
- To learn more, please see our Product Description below
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Once you get the edges off these are fine bridges. I spent an entire evening trying to make this thing work. I wanted to change over to nylgut strings. There was no problem with the smaller strings–they go on pretty easily–the problem starts when you try to attach the fourth and third strings. These are just to thick to fit between the posts on the tailpiece. I finally gave up and went back to my old tailpiece–I managed to jury rig the nylgut strings–I’ll just have to see if it keeps on working when I get them up to tension. The tailpiece…
It does the job
This tail piece has great workmanship, looks nice and is also inexpensive. However, the slots in the pins are too shallow to allow use of strings with a bead on the end. I put loops in the strings and put them around the pins to string it. I used this tailpiece on a new banjo ukulele and it works well. I added a picture of this installation to the site. ADDENUM: After catching my wrist on the string endS a couple of times, I decided to deepen the grooves with a hacksaw blade and put the…