Brand new replacement chrome clamshell hook tailpiece designed for vintage 1960s and 1970s Japanese (MIJ) and American catalog electric guitars.
This assembly replicates the classic clamshell tailpiece found across vintage solid-body electric guitars from Teisco, Guyatone, Harmony (including the H802 and H804 series), Kay, Kawai, Silvertone, and Kingston. Manufactured from stamped steel with a brilliant polished chrome plating, it features an internal multi-hook bracket that securely anchors standard ball-end electric guitar strings. The hinged clamshell cover folds down over the string ends to protect your hands, minimize sympathetic string resonance, and preserve authentic vintage garage-rock styling.
Because factory drill patterns varied across different Japanese production lines and manufacturing eras, mounting hole spacing can vary slightly on specific vintage guitar models; drilling new pilot mounting holes may be required for some retrofits. An essential hardware replacement for restoring vintage barn finds, replacing broken or corroded original tailpieces, or completing custom retro offset partscaster builds.
SPECIFICATIONS: • Item: Vintage-Style Clamshell Guitar Tailpiece • Instrument: 6-String Electric Guitar • Finish: Polished Chrome Plating • Construction: Stamped Steel Chassis with Formed Clamshell Top Cover • String Anchoring: Internal Multi-Hook Plate (Accepts standard ball-end guitar strings) • Compatibility: Direct replacement / retrofit for Teisco, Guyatone, Harmony, Kay, Kawai, Silvertone, Kingston, and Kent vintage electric guitars • Installation: Surface-mount design (May require drilling new pilot holes depending on specific instrument production year) • Condition: Brand New / Mint (Unmounted, clean factory-fresh chrome plating)
