Wittner Ultra, Classic Adjustable Violin Tailpiece
By Wittner
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Description
Ultra light high tech plastic tailpiece for gut or synthetic cored strings. The inbuilt tail gut adjustment means that string tension can be altered whilst the strings are at pitch for an instantaneous assessment of tonal change.
Easy to fit and complete with screwdriver for adjustment.4/4 violin only. Available with or without integrated adjusters.
Specifications
- High tech dull finish plastic
- Made in Germany
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Customer reviews:
4
1
Beginner
Good piece of kit!
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3
found the following review helpful
Pros: This tailpiece makes fine tuning of the strings easy peasy lemon squeezy. The adjusters turn really easily and save wear and tear on my poor little digits.
Cons: Not much good for a 5 string violin.
Other: Don't know if it's just me, but, it seems to improve the tone of the violin too.
Professional
Works well
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2
found the following review helpful
Pros: Allows easy adjustment of string length behind bridge after fitting. Tailgut ends clip neatly into product, so no need to cut to length.
Cons: Care needs to be taken when tightening, especially with 'e' string (or metal strings) - to avoid over tensioning strings.(not really a 'con' as this is part of the way it works)
Keen Amateur
Makes adjustments easy.
Pros: The sound was much improved after fitting this by measuring the after-length to 1/6 of the string length. Admittedly it was way out before. Any future adjustments should be easy, for example when the tailgut stretches, as the tailpiece won't need to be removed.
Cons: I'm not entirely convinced of the benefit of fine-tuning the after-length, as it doesn't seem possible to get all 4 after-lengths in tune as once. Maybe it's best to pick one string to fine-tune.
Keen Amateur
Very easy and convenient
Pros: Easy to fit and very easy to adjust
Cons: None
Other: The string length between bridge and tailpiece is supposed to be 1/6 of the playing string length, and this tailpiece allows adjustment without having to remove it - just turn a screw! And who wouldn't want 4 adjusters?
Beginner
Very satisfied, need to check your chinrest first
Pros: Solid design and accurate finetuning experience.
Cons: I feel like this tailpiece is a little higher at the end nut side which requires more space for the Chinrest(over the tailpiece). Some chinrest may interfere with the tailpiece.
