I was just sitting there practicing, minding my own bidness, when all of a sudden, POP. The tailcord went POOF. It's been on there for who knows how long and one of the knots just snapped. I still have all the parts and both my eyeballs, so I reckon it's plenty salvageable.

So, yay for me, I get to put a fiddle back together. Never a dull moment around here. Now, I know how the tailgut is supposed to go together with the tailpiece, I've just never had to replace one before. Any helpful hints are gratefully welcomed. :-)