Tailpieces

Information on dimensions, materials and designs

Prices: Dealer prices. Taxes/VAT, shipping costs, customs fees (for orders outside Switzerland) are not included. All applicable charges will be displayed at checkout before the order is completed.

Specifications of Tailpieces

Using our Sonowood material and the wood composite Ebonprex, we manufacture tailpieces in various shapes, lengths, materials and designs.

Models

Classic

Tulip

Lily

English

Baroque

Dimensions

We manufacture the Classic, Tulip, Lily, English, and Baroque models in various lengths. The length of the tailpiece should be selected based on the vibrating string length (in mm) and the distance from the rear edge of the bridge to the tip of the nut (in mm). The free-swinging string behind the bridge should be at least 1/6 of the vibrating string length.

Lengths for violin

100 mm, 106 mm, 109 mm, 112 mm

Lengths for viola

120 mm, 124 mm, 128 mm, 132 mm, 136 mm

Lengths for cello

215 mm, 225 mm, 235 mm, 245 mm

Lengths for double bass

325 mm, 340 mm, 355 mm

Material Parameters
Sonowood Spruce Sonowood Beech native or
black colored		 Sonowood Maple Ebonprex Ebony
Density t/m3 1.2-1.4 1.2-1.4 1.2-1.4 1.1-1.25 0.9-1.2
Compression Hardness (MPa) >80 >80 >80 60-63 40-60
E-Module N/mm2 >30.000 >21.000 >21.000 >21.000 12.000-19.000
Signal Speed (m/s) 5300-6300 4500-5400 4500-5400 5000-5300 4000-5000
Damping (Q) 80-110 70-100 60-100 100-110 80-110
Material selection
Black beech

Sonowood, densified, colored beech. Density 1.2-1.4

  • The dark brown to black color makes it visually almost indistinguishable from ebony
  • Good workability, slightly more brittle than natural beech
  • Excellent sound
  • More heat-sensitive than natural beech
  • Bestseller
Beech

Sonowood, densified beech, natural color. Density 1.2-1.4

  • Visually calm and premium look
  • Excellent sound
  • More stable than black beech
Maple

Sonowood, densified maple, natural color. Density 1.2-1.4

  • For traditionalists who love maple
  • Elegant, homogeneous brown tone
Spruce

Sonowood, densified spruce. Density 1.2-1.4

  • Popular with many of our customers
  • Excellent workability, best dimensional stability
  • High rigidity, very high sound conductivity
  • Ideal for a brilliant sound
Ebonprex

Unidirectionally glued beech wood, colored. Density 1.2

  • Ebony-like appearance, very good surface quality
  • Easy to work with, good dimensional stability, sanding dust smells unpleasant
  • High rigidity, medium sound conductivity
  • Cheaper alternative to Sonowood, contains glue
  • Slight swelling of the glue joints possible after prolonged contact with water

Mounting with or without fine tuner
Without or with 1, 2 or 4 fine tuners

Examples of mounting variants

Fine tuners from Bois d'Harmonie or made of titanium from Stradpet. The tailpieces with 4 fine tuners are made without a saddle. A carbon fiber suspension string is supplied with the tailpieces

Back to Top of Product Selection >