Changes: Gibraltar tailpiece

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The Gibraltar tailpiece is a type of stop tailpiece used on a number of hard-tail Ibanez models. It was designed by Ibanez and produced for Ibanez.

The Gibraltar serves to retain the strings at the bridge end. It is attached to the guitar body on a pair of threaded studs mounted into sleeves sunk into the guitar body. A pair of small hex nuts retain the tailpiece on the studs. The height of the tailpiece on the mounting posts is adjustable.

Slots in the tailpiece that are perpendicular to it's orientation allow strings to quickly be installed, with their ball end secured in the slot. This method is simpler than a typical stop tailpiece where the strings must be fed through a hole in the tailpiece before being attached to the tuning machines.

The Gibraltar tailpiece relies on a separate bridge which allows the string height and intonation to be adjusted. It is often (though not exclusively) used in conjunction with a Gibraltar Tune-o-matic style bridge.

A scalloped "cloud" ornament accompanies the Gibraltar tailpiece on some models. This ornament sits directly behind and butts against the tailpiece and is attached to the body with three screws. While it is decorative, an increase in sustain is claimed owing to the added mass of the ornament.

The Gibraltar tailpiece was superseded by the Quik Change II tailpiece in 1983.

Guitar models equipped with a Gibraltar tailpiece include various Artist series models and Artist derivatives as well as a handful of others. For a full list of models using the Gibraltar tailpiece, see here.

Gibraltar tailpiece parts list

Sources

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  | caption  = Gibraltar tailpiece (center)<br/>w/ triangle "cloud" ornament<br/>and [[Gibraltar]] bridge (top)
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+ | years    = ????–1983
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+ | finish   = Gold<br/>Chrome
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-The '''Gibraltar tailpiece''' is used to retain the guitar strings on a number of [[hard-tail]] Ibanez models. It was designed by Ibanez and produced for Ibanez by Gotoh. It is also known as the '''Quik Change''' tailpiece.
+The '''Gibraltar tailpiece''' is a type of stop tailpiece used on a number of [[hard-tail]] Ibanez models. It was designed by Ibanez and produced for Ibanez.
-The Gibraltar tailpiece is a stop tailpiece which is attached to the guitar body a pair of hex nuts to a pair of studs mounted directly into the top. It serves to retain the strings at the bridge end. Ball end strings can be quickly fed into the tailpiece and once attached to the tuning machine are held securely by the ball. The height of the mounting posts is adjustable.
+The Gibraltar serves to retain the strings at the bridge end. It is attached to the guitar body on a pair of threaded studs mounted into sleeves sunk into the guitar body. A pair of small hex nuts retain the tailpiece on the studs. The height of the tailpiece on the mounting posts is adjustable.
+Slots in the tailpiece that are perpendicular to it's orientation allow strings to quickly be installed, with their ball end secured in the slot. This method is simpler than a typical stop tailpiece where the strings must be fed through a hole in the tailpiece before being attached to the tuning machines.
-The Gibraltar tailpiece relies on a separate bridge which allows the string height and intonation to be adjusted. It is often (though not exclusively) used in conjunction with a [[Gibraltar]] Tune-O-Matic style bridge. It also was often used in conjunction with a decorative triangular shaped ornament.
+The Gibraltar tailpiece relies on a separate bridge which allows the string height and intonation to be adjusted. It is often (though not exclusively) used in conjunction with a [[Gibraltar]] Tune-o-matic style bridge.
-The [[Quik Change II]] replaced the Gibraltar tailpiece in 1983.
+A scalloped "cloud" ornament accompanies the Gibraltar tailpiece on some models. This ornament sits directly behind and butts against the tailpiece and is attached to the body with three screws. While it is decorative, an increase in sustain is claimed owing to the added mass of the ornament.
+The Gibraltar tailpiece was superseded by the [[Quik Change II]] tailpiece in 1983.
 Guitar models equipped with a Gibraltar tailpiece include various [[Artist series]] models and Artist derivatives as well as a handful of others. For a full list of models using the Gibraltar tailpiece, see [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Gibraltar tailpiece|here]].
+=== Gibraltar tailpiece parts list ===
+[[File:Gibraltar-tailpiece 1980.png|center|680px]]
 == Sources ==
 <references/>
-* [[1981 Series catalog]] ([[:File:1981 Jan Ibanez catalog p4-5.jpg|page 4]])
+* [[1980 catalogs#Guitar Replacement Parts catalog|1980 guitar replacement parts catalog]] ([[:File:1980 Guitar Replacement Parts p10-11.png|page 10]])
+* [[1981 catalogs#Electric guitar & bass catalog (#1)|1981 catalog]] ([[:File:1981 Jan Ibanez catalog p4-5.jpg|page 4]])
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