The tiny but excellent "Bell Brand" tailpiece. These tailpieces were standard issue on several banjo ukes including: Avalons, Gretsch, and others. Grooved for 5 strings, but no worry, just use the outer four and you are in business. Very easy to string because a single knot slips inside the grooved area and leaves them tidy and without any string ends to scratch your arms and snag your tuxedo. These were 1 1/16" wide and sat on the tension ring for a nice pressure angle downward from the bridge. This gives good contact for the bridge to the skin and provides resonance.
Several readers requested pictures of these tailpieces. I see them from time to time on ebay and have bought a few for restoration jobs. Another extinct hardware design from the past. I know nothing of the Bell company and assume it was not connected to the phone service. Maybe it's another Edison invention!!
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