Making a Guitar Tailpiece

You don't need fancy tools to make a great-looking and wonderfully functional guitar tailpiece!
Hope you enjoy the video and as always, if you have any questions put them in the comments below and I will try my best to answer them. :)
Cheers!
-Zach

[@baronguitars]

Fun to watch! Love the result!

[@redtreecollectiveguitars]

Thanks Max! Obviously not the quickest way to do it, but it works! :)
-Zach

[@Jake28700]

Very impressed with you build!

[@redtreecollectiveguitars]

Thanks Jake! :)
-Zach

[@TrainingBenefits]

This is great! Will you be able to share a copy of the drawing, so i could use for a guitar that needs a trapeze please? Thank you.

[@treehouseguitars]

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.

[@hadleymanmusic]

I luv fabrication

[@DarrenForbes]

What gauge of steel? What is the polishing compound you are using to cause that surface reaction?

[@redtreecollectiveguitars]

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!

[@blueberrymuffin5418]

Do you guys take custom orders? If so, how much to make a custom harp tail piece for a gretsch rat rod?

[@treehouseguitars]

We don’t, sorry!

[@revolution51]

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 .....

[@zachlefebvre4825]

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. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@revolution51]

@@zachlefebvre4825 Thanks, I will let you know how it turns out, may be a while.

[@zachlefebvre4825]

Cool, good luck! :)