This eBay F212 has had its bridge replaced and a tailpiece installed: eBay auction link F212 w/ tailpiece The seller sez:
"THE ADDITION OF THE TAILPIECE INCREASED THE SCALE LENTGH AND ENABLED THE ABILITY TO TUNE DOWN TO BARITONE , WITHOUT LOSS OF THE HIGH END OR ANY BOTTOMING OUT . IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR AN EXTREMELY LOW ACTION WITHOUT STRING BUZZ"
This is sales jive, no? If not, then why don't more modern guitars have tailpieces and not pin bridges? Along with some discussion a few months ago about bridge pins and saddles, there was some talk about break angle the gist of which was the sharper the better; wouldn't this config reduce break angle? See also closeup pic of junction of soundhole and fretboard; evidence of a seismic event? Any chance the tailpiece serves to moderate the stress of the neck heel at the body? cj
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"THE ADDITION OF THE TAILPIECE INCREASED THE SCALE LENTGH AND ENABLED THE ABILITY TO TUNE DOWN TO BARITONE , WITHOUT LOSS OF THE HIGH END OR ANY BOTTOMING OUT . IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR AN EXTREMELY LOW ACTION WITHOUT STRING BUZZ"
This is sales jive, no? If not, then why don't more modern guitars have tailpieces and not pin bridges? Along with some discussion a few months ago about bridge pins and saddles, there was some talk about break angle the gist of which was the sharper the better; wouldn't this config reduce break angle? See also closeup pic of junction of soundhole and fretboard; evidence of a seismic event? Any chance the tailpiece serves to moderate the stress of the neck heel at the body? cj