Has anyone else had this happen? One of my hooks snapped so I started hooking that string to the adjacent post and now that one has snapped. I guess I have to replace the tailpiece now. Is that a big deal?
Tailpiece hooks snapping
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Wow! I’ve never seen that before. Replacing it isn’t really that big of a deal. Here’s a video that walks you through the process.
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I’ve also never had that happen. I replaced the tailpiece on my Kentucky KM-1050 with a James tailpiece. It was pretty straight forward, but I did have to drill deeper holes into the support block inside the mandolin, because the screws for the James tailpiece were longer.
It looks like an Eastman? I would give the manufacturer a call. It is definitely a defect, and I’d expect them to send you a new tailpiece.
Also, having the other strings on the adjacent piece is going to put all their tension onto that one, so I’d expect it to snap soon, too.
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I am guessing you’ve knocked it at some point without realising and it has weakened the hooks. Then tension on the string has finished the job.
Fitting a new tailpiece shouldn’t be too difficult.
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Eastman is sending me a new tailpiece for free. Didn’t ask if I was the original owner or anything like that. Pretty sweet.
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