A taut band type instrument comprising a support member supporting thereon a moving coil, a pair of clips electrically connected to the moving coil and mounted on the support member in mutually spaced relation, a pair of upper and lower boss stoppers each having an integral cylindrical portion with a recess defined axially therein and mounted on a bridge, a pair of tension springs mounted respectively on the boss stoppers, a taut band attached to and disposed between the tension springs under a predetermined tension, and soldered to the clips so as to be positioned in the cylindrical portions of the boss stoppers through the recesses therein, a pointer attachment joined to the support member, and a pointer attached to the pointer attachment. The taut band is cut between the clips after it has been soldered to the clips.