Patent ID: 7459618

Claim:
An instrument component for mounting to the body of a stringed instrument, the component comprising: a plurality of attachment posts, each attachment post including a head, an anchor end located distal from the head, and a neck positioned between the head and the anchor end; a tailpiece having a plurality of attachment openings and a plurality of string holes positioned between the attachment openings to accept the strings of the instrument, each attachment opening defined by an inner wall and shaped to accept the neck of one of the attachment posts; and a substantially C-shaped resilient biasing element positioned in each attachment opening, each biasing element engaging the neck of one of the attachment posts and including a first protrusion resiliently biasing the attachment post in a first direction and a second protrusion resiliently biasing the attachment post in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, each protrusion positioned to secure the neck against the inner wall of said attachment opening.