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Magnetic back plate
The back plate sits on the back of the guitar
covering and protecting the sliding tailpiece
mechanism. Most guitar back plates are held on
using screws as they cover the electronics. Since
this plate covers access to one end of the strings it
is simply held on using magnets. Meaning if a string
were to snap in an emergency the user would have
easy access to be able to change the strings quickly.
Figure 6.5: Magnetic back plate
Locking tuners
Locking tuners are one of the existing components
used on this travel guitar however they are not
regularly used on most guitars. Locking tuners
clamp down on the strings when they are winded
up for tuning. This means when the neck is released
and the strings loose some tension the strings do
not become loose around the tuner. The tuning
heads used on this design are grover locking tuners.
Figure 6.6: Locking Tuners
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