It's very easy to capo melody strings, at least on my Hungarian hg. I can just press in a key, and jam it in place with a pencil eraser.
I don't actually do this in practice, though. One thing to consider is that, if your hg's temperament is optimized for one key, it won't sound as good in other keys unless you retune all your tangents, which is a hassle. Melissa www.melissatheloud.com --- On Thu, 4/29/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HG-new] Capos To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8:08 PM That depends on if you are really going to use them. I capo strings frequently on my new instrument and almost never on my French HGs. It really depends on what you are using it for. You can generally capo a drone or trompette string using something as simple as a wood clothes pin. There are some nice sliding capos available as well. If you are referring to capoing the melody strings, that is a different story. It might be better to just have different strings in the key that you want. Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
