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Old 04-06-2018, 12:15 PM
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Default Felt above the tailpiece

I see Howard Emerson has what looks like blue or green felt above the tailpiece on his Gibson L5,any idea from anyone or Howard what is it for?
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Old 04-06-2018, 12:19 PM
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I believe it is simply for muting. Preventing undesired sustain.

The question reminds me of a Martin Taylor concert. For a song or two, he had a narrow piece of paper or thin card threaded through the strings near the bridge, for a specific sound.
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Old 04-06-2018, 12:23 PM
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Thanks a lot for the info....
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Old 04-08-2018, 01:19 PM
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Howard uses a piece of felt between the bridge and tailpiece, and another piece between the nut and the tuners, to mute the high-pitched ringing of those sections of the strings. I can hear that ringing below the bridge once in a while on my own '30s Gibson archtop, but the ringing in my ears seems to drown out the ringing above the nut.

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Old 04-08-2018, 02:01 PM
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Default leather

I use a piece of leather with holes the strings go through. Both between the bridge and tailpiece and between the nut and tuners.

It mutes a lot of unwanted harmonics.

I also have it on my flat top between the nut and tuners. I had a ringing when I played a D flat 7 that was driving me crazy.
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