The tailpiece on this model (believed to be one of the earliest made by D’Aquisto on his own) appears to be the same as those on D’Angelico’s electrics, except that it’s engraved D’Aquisto.

However, the S-shaped soundholes (without the central points of traditional f-holes) and the circular peghead cutout, show that D’Aquisto was already adding his own signature design features after his mentor’s death.