I recently acquired -- here in Wales -- an old 5-string banjo ca. 1900. The tailpiece has a simple construction: a small plate thith five slotted studs (posts?) behind an open bar. Can anyone tell me the correct way to string nylgut strings on it. I tried to upload a photo of it on the website but wasn't sucsessful. I have added below a DropBox link to the image. Regards to all of view, -- Liam Fliuch.
dropbox.com/scl/fi/hmauq5joffc...kysk&dl=0
You have what is called “the grip” tailpiece. It is strung like a Bacon “no knot” then the strings pass under the bar. Later versions, I believe, had you wrap the strings around the bar and you could do that on this one too.
This link may help: www.mugwumps.com/no_knot.html
The Grip as Joel said. English patent by R N Coldwell and G H Young. 1890.
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