It’ll all depend on the guitar you are putting it onto so a drawing wouldn’t help much unless you were making this exact guitar. Better if you custom make it to your specifications. This is also the design of tailpiece I use and one of my signature shapes so I would rather it if there was no drawing for it floating around the internet in case it gets picked up by another brand.
Hey Darren! It’s 16 gauge (which is just what we had laying around the shop) and the patina gel is Birchwood Technologies Presto Black. Works like a charm!
Sub'd & TU#:81-Amazing.!! Also, what is the effect on the sound of the guitar as the tailpiece is shortened toward the end of the guitar, making the string length longer.? I am considering as short a tailpiece length as possible on an Ibanez electric AG85 true hollow body .....
Thanks! Hmm, well I’d say you wouldn’t be able to hear a difference because of length of string behind the bridge. You may hear a very slight difference as you move mass away from the bridge though since the strings no longer have to move as much mass to vibrate the top. Honestly though, I doubt that even the most trained ear would be able to hear any difference in either situation, especially on a hollow body electric. 🤷🏻♂️
Shop safety. I am a bit concerned with the amount of wobble in your steel as you begin to use the angle grinder, at around 2:54. I imagine that the stock is shown like this for the camera angle and lighting, so I am talking to the audience here more than the creator...Any rotary tool will skitter on you given even half of the chance. This is why you should have no movement in the stock you are cutting. Even clamping a 2x4 sticker to the sheet good vertically inside of where the cuts go would help. A skittering wheel will at best ruin the rest of the stock for future use, or destroy the part you are making. On the worse end, the wheel could bind and pull the tool from your hands. Keep in mind that a good angle grinder will get deep into your leg before you have the time to react.
You are totally right - thanks for bringing this up. I haven’t revisited this video in quite a while and when I made this tailpiece I was very new to using a grinder! I now place the sheet face down on the driveway (gravel) with a length of lumber under near where I am cutting so it’s sturdy, then I can use my foot to stabilize the sheet while I cut. Again, thanks for the comment and the really good suggestion!
