I have an old capo that I bought at Elderly Instruments around thirty years ago. To my knowledge they haven't been on the market in some time now (I could be wrong). Anyway, the capo was designed so that when the capo was engaged it was directly on top of the fret. There were two little metal guides that pressed against the back of the fret in order to make it easier to align. Pressure was applied on the bottom by a thumb screw device. It takes very little pressure to engage the capo and the strings are not bent between the frets. With this capo it is rarely necessary to retune the guitar.

I would be interested to know if anyone has ever used this type of capo and I'm also curious to know if by some chance it is still available. The one I have is beginning to show signs of wear and tear.

Cap't Bob