On Sat, May 01, 2010 at 03:19:13PM -0400, Leonard Williams wrote: > 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??
They can work well though I found that for more than a tone's pitch increase on my trompette the wedge would tend to wander, changing the string pitch. Covering the base of the wedge with a thin piece of rubber helped a bit. I suspect the shape and geometry of the instrument control how well wedge capos work. > 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 Not so, as others have said. And you can tweak the tuning knob while the capo's on which - if you have machine-head tuners - is pretty satisfactory. Cheers, Dave -- 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.
