I saw pictured on the internet (sorry, I forget which site) a capo
consisting of a very broad based wedge which could be slid into the correct
tuning position. This would probably have much greater stability (by virtue
of increased surface contact with the soundboard) than my skinny bridge-like
capos. They should be easy to make; I intend to experiment with them.
Rosin sounds like it might help‹any other suggestions??
A problem I see with fixed capos such as harp levers is that they do
not allow for fine tuning if desired. Or so I believe such to be the case‹I
don¹t have them on my gurdy.
On 5/1/10 10:03 AM, "Barbara Currier" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I like this wedge idea. The only place I need a capo is on the trompette and I
> have an historic, so fancy new harp levers (which I'm quite familiar with, as
> 3 of my 5 harps have levers) would look odd. Could some sort of footing on the
> bottom of the wedge be helpfufl? Not sure what, but something that adds
> friction, my mind just went to a little square of silicon. Don't know if
> that's available, maybe something painted on? How about rosin?
>
> All the Best,
> Barbara
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Leonard Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I play a D/G instrument. I like to use a capo on the g drones to give me an
>> a for A Dorian, which crops up regularly. A capo for e on my d drone is
>> also very helpful. I use simple homemade wedges: they work fine, but tend
>> to drift. They main thing is that a capo should not move the string away
>> from its ideal situation at the wheel.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Leonard Williams
>>
>>
>>
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