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You don't ned to ask a Tech. It's much faster to re-string when you get rid of the R-tailpieces.

I've been a medical instrument designer and manufacturer for 35 years. As far as function goes, I have no time for the R tailpieces. Beauty is in the simplicity of the thing. But to each his own.

Putting a Harp shape tail piece on my 330 was one of the smartest things that I could have done.

The Winfield Vintage tail pieces make a lot of sense, and removes the frustration of using the blind R tailpieces. Highly recommended. It saves a great deal of time, and eliminated the swearing factor ...

From having read these discussions, I was convinced to purchase a Mastery bridge fro my Ric 330.

My main reason was to eliminate the various buzzes and rattles. I combined the upgrade with a purchase of a Harp tail piece from Winfield Vintage. I was fed up with using the original tail piece and the ...