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What is a tailpiece?

What is a tailpiece? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An appendage or appendix.
  2. (music) A triangular piece of metal or ebony to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end.
  3. (architecture) A short joist between a header and a wall.
  4. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
  5. The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.
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Telescopic union tailpiece with nut for radiator valves and lockshield valves.
A second group, selected from violin makers who were more doubtful, was also asked to try this tailpiece.
The strings had snapped, the fingerboard was half off, the ornate bridge had shattered and the tailpiece had fallen off.
The tailpiece makes a limited exception to that principle in the cases in which it applies.
This tailpiece was later deleted from the legislation, and nothing inserted in its place.
Bessie Howard is now in a retirement home in Johannesburg and the tailpiece, together with this story, will be going to her.

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