Very interesting photos. Thanks for posting them! I couldn't figure out what was meant by the descriptions.
Felicia. On Nov 16, 2012, at 5:01 PM, Leonard Williams wrote: > I've attached a photo of a simple wedge capo I use. It's held in place > by string tension. The notch is positioned so that the string pulls the capo > against both the soundboard and the keybox. > > Regards, > Leonard Williams > > From: Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Hurdy-Gurdy List <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:56 PM > To: Hurdy-Gurdy List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [HG-new] Capo without capos… > > Some pictures might help us understand your capo design, Ruth! > > > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Ruth Bramley <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi Arle >> >> I regularly tune my trompette up to D, which is fine. I also have a homemade >> capo that I occasionally put under the trompette if I want, say, a G. This >> consists of a prism-shaped piece of wood with a small notch cut into it. >> This sits on the soundboard, with the trompette string in the notch, and >> acts as a nut/bridge. I can move it along the soundboard to get the correct >> note. If you're not happy tuning the trompette up to D, you could leave it >> at C, but put something like this wooden block under to raise it to D. >> There's no reason why you couldn't also make one to go under the gros >> bourdon to put it up to A. I'd leave the petit bourdon off the wheel, and >> then on the chanterelles play either a D or an A. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Cheers >> Ruthie >> >> >> >> On 16/11/2012 18:11, Arle Lommel wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Got an unusual question. I have a C/G instrument but have been asked to >>> provide a drone in D as part of an Advent processional as part of a program >>> put on by my children’s school at the Berliner Dom in a few weeks. (I know, >>> drone only is boring, but that is what they need.) >>> >>> The problem I face is that they need a rich drone sound in Ds and As, but >>> there is no way I'm going to tune directly up (last time I tried I lost a >>> drone string, and I can tell even going to C♯ that the tension is higher >>> than I want to go). >>> >>> My instrument does not have drone capos. While I have thought of making >>> some using harp levers and wooden supports under them, I've never gotten >>> around to it. (I've also thought of nondestructively fitting a fret board >>> under my drones with a clip-type capo, but that is a major project and I >>> don't have the tools right now to do it. >>> >>> So the question is if any of you have any good suggestions for how to (a) >>> easily and (b) cheaply raise the pitch of my drone strings. I don't want to >>> restring for this event (nor do I want to buy new strings at the moment). I >>> tried using clothes pins to grip the strings, but I find that they do not >>> grip the strings firmly enough, so the results only work if I grip the >>> clothes pin by hand and force it to shut harder. Not an ideal way to do it. >>> So any ideas would be most welcome. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> ARle >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. 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