Yates RS tailpiece measurement/adjustment

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From Bribak on 9/28/2011 8:18:09 AM

Hello all,

Just curious...I have a Yates Ron Stewart and I was wondering if my tailpiece adjustment in the back is abnormally high off the stretcher band (where it bends around over the hoop). I know that I did some adjustments to it a few months after it arrived and I may have repositioned it higher than it was set up when I received it. It now measures exactly 1/4" off the hoop at the back underside of the tailpiece and that looks pretty high to me. I would like to get it back to the way it arrived set up. I would appreciate it if some of you with Yates banjos would please tell me how wide your space is between the bottom of the back of the tailpiece and the top of the tension hoop. I would also be curious of your tailpiece height off the head at the front of the tailpiece.

Many thanks.

6 Comments
	Ron Stewart says: 9/28/2011 8:25:41 AM Hello, Ron Stewart here. I set tailpieces about 1/8 inch off of the stretcher band, and where they land on the front side is where they are. As you notice there is no adjustment screw on the tailpiece so that height is static depending on what height you keep it up off the stretcher band. One other word, make those co-ordinator rods neutral, as in just past finger tight on both nuts(tailpiece end). I hope that helps and holler if I can be of more help! Ron
	Bribak says: 9/28/2011 9:31:48 AM Ron, Thanks so much for replying. That's exactly the info I was looking for. I will also check the co-ordinator rods. Would the proper way to check that neutrality be to just back the nuts off and then re-finger tighten them? Much appreciated. Brian
	Ron Stewart says: 9/28/2011 9:02:54 PM YES, THAT'S THE WAY. YOU CAN GO JUST PAST FINGER TIGHT, BARELY.
	Bribak says: 9/29/2011 7:19:30 AM Thanks again Ron. I'll be doing that today.
momo says: 10/7/2011 3:06:46 PM Ronnie thanks for the info.
	bAJNo says: 10/11/2011 3:37:38 PM I just raised my tailpiece a tad. Strings were coming off it 1/4 inch off of the head but it was pretty close to the band. I raised it to around 1/8th inch. It seems to have opened up the sound a little.
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