Stelling- Tailpiece
- Categories
- Audio Visual Collections > Banjo Construction Photograph Archive
- Subject
- Banjo Construction Photographic Collection
- Musical instruments
- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
- Type
- digital image
- Coverage - Temporal
- 2016
- Identifier
- Stelling- Tailpiece4.jpg
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Radford University. McConnell Library. Archives & Special Collections.
- Description
- The Stelling Pivot-Pin Tailpiece is held in place against the tension band mostly by the pressure of the strings. The tension band has two very small indentions to keep the tailpiece straight but generally, only string pressure keeps it in place. The tailpiece can be adjusted by three screws that are used to increase the distance between the tension band and the tailpiece. Strings attach at the screws at the back of the tailpiece, run over the top and then are pushed under the metal tabs (shown in this photo) to apply downward pressure on the strings, which in turn apply downward pressure on the bridge. Stelling Banjo Works, Ltd is located in Heards, Virginia and is owned and operated by Geoff Stelling. Stelling Banjo Works, Ltd is located in Heards, Virginia and is owned and operated by Geoff Stelling.
- Rights
- Copyright is held by Radford University, if you would like to use the materials please contact the Archives & Special Collections at archives@radford.edu. The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. Banjo Construction Photograph Collection, Appalachian Collection, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA). Any commercial use or unauthorized reproduction of these photographs, without the written permission of the copyright owner, is strictly prohibited. Please refer to the McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections website for more information.