• Tailgut

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    tailgut

    (plural tailguts)
    1. (music, lutherie) A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instrument, and held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.
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