What's the right tailpiece and finish?

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hey!

I'm ordering parts for an old Gibson Junior oval A and am thinking of getting a tailpiece that says Gibson on it: Prucha tailpiece

- Would that be pretty much like what was on the mando originally?

- Are there brands of tailpieces to seek out or avoid?

- And what finish would the original tailpiece have had? Brass? Nickel?

Thanks!

[Jim Garber]

- Would that be pretty much like what was on the mando originally?

No! They never had standard Gibson tailpieces originally. They had clamshell/scalloped and never said Gibson either AFAIK. Like this one:




You can browse through all the photos of A-Juniors in the archive at this link. Of course, if you don't care about originality then go for whatever you like that works.

[Charlie Bernstein]

No! They never had standard Gibson tailpieces originally. They had clamshell/scalloped and never said Gibson either AFAIK. . . .

Oh! Glad I asked. It looks great, too. That's what I'll get.

UPDATE: Found one and ordered it. Thanks!