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i really want a maestro tailpeice for my sg 61ri but cant find it being sold anywere, and how hard whould it be putting it on my guitar, whould i have to drill some srews in

I used to have a '67 SG Standard with the Maestro vibrola. It attached at the rear strap lug and may have been screwed in behind the bridge. i don't remember. The problem is, you'll probably lose sustain without the fixed tail piece. I've got a '61 LP/SG reissue and wouldn't change it if I were you, especially if you have to drill holes. Just my opinion.

Jeff

Here's what Dan Erlewine had to say on the subject- from a few years ago on the LP Forum.

Originally Posted by Dan Erlewine
Is the quot;Lyrequot; vibrola the same as the quot;Maestroquot;? Simply a curved spring-steel piece (called a quot;bailquot; I think) with the slide-on whang bar?

I have great luck with my Maestro Vibrola on a Firebird re-issue. The early-90s Firebird came (incorrectly) with a stop-tailpiece. I put a Maestro on it (an old one). I had a little trouble with the neck-angle, but it worked, and works, well.

As for the RI vibrola, I have heard that it is not a good replica. That the steel is too thin. That it looks right but doesn't work right.

Just telling you what I heard . . .

dan