The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23921   Message #269766
Posted By: Mooh
01-Aug-00 - 06:02 PM
Thread Name: Capo. Cheat or godsend?
Subject: RE: Capo. Cheat or godsend?
Dave, Tried that, and every other way imaginable, but I still prefer it sticking out the back. At any rate Kyser has definitely still made as much coin off me as any guitar player, 'cause I need them for "virtual" tunings and I'm on my second set (the first ones being swiped), roughly 14 altogether.

Here's another capo...Using a bit of Corian (I think it's a trademark brand name) scrap from a store that does kitchen counter conversions, I fashion a "capo-nut" which slides between the strings and the fingerboard to raise the strings slightly for the facilitation of slide playing. Wood will work, as will various metals, but I settled on Corian for the tone. Only a slight loosening of strings is necessary to install this. The advantage is that it can be moved about, fret to fret. It rests over the fret with a crown that is in line with the fret so that no intonation adjustments are required. In a pinch a simple piece of thick wire will work, or steel rod, when positioned close to the fret.

Are we having fun yet? Mooh.