Wittner Light-Alloy Tailpiece for Violin, WIT

Technical data

Features

• Light alloy tailpiece for violin
• Wittner in Isny, founded 1895, today a division of Gewa Music GmbH

In practice

• With a tailpiece what counts is the afterlength, the distance between bridge and tailpiece.
• On the Multi System versions this afterlength can be adjusted by 5 mm on the fully assembled instrument without taking the strings off.
• Integrated fine tuners save you the clip-on tuners and their edges above the top.

Versions

• 3/4, WIT-915121
• 1/2, WIT-915131
• 1/4, WIT-915141
• 1/8, WIT-915151
• Stainless steel tailgut for violin 4/4 and 3/4, WIT-915716
• Threaded nylon tailgut for violin 4/4 and 3/4, WIT-915916

Sound and physics

The light alloy tailpiece also hangs on the tailgut, which passes the full string tension on to the end button. Its length determines how long the string section between bridge and tailpiece turns out.

The stainless steel tailgut is many times stiffer than a nylon tailgut and is regarded as more dimensionally stable (it keeps its length under tension). Nylon is today's standard for tailguts.

When another model suits you better

If you are looking for a composite tailpiece with four integrated fine tuners, you will find it in the Wittner ULTRA.

Frequently asked questions

Nylon or steel for the tailgut?

Nylon is the standard. Steel wire rope is stiffer and is regarded as more dimensionally stable.