What is "tailgut"

alt. (context music lutherie English) A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, 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. n. (context music lutherie English) A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, 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.