Are you conscious of the environmental impact of harvesting 250 year old growth ebony trees for you violin parts? Now Nero is making Affordable, eco-friendly ebony alternatives for bowed string instruments with Nero Fittings. Offering beautifully crafted fittings that are hypoallergenic, environmentally sound, and produce stunning sound. Fittings Matter! The rounded French tailpiece is considered the most desirable for instruments needing warmth and projection. Our design is gently swooped on the top, finished carefully even on the underside, and provided with subtly splayed notches. Figaro fine fittings are made only from the best sourced materials and finished by hand by craftsmen in a family owned business. The Nero material is made in the USA from eucalyptus paper and thermosetting resins. It is pure black and mimics the finest Madagascar ebony. It is hypoallergenic and not susceptible to humidity or temperature change. The surface is impermeable to sweat and body fluids and therefore very easy to clean. There are no parts available that are superior. Fittings matter! 120 and 125 mm lengths