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31 Jul 08 - 06:17 AM (#2402058) Subject: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: Stu Has anyone had any experience of these, and are they any good? |
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31 Jul 08 - 03:00 PM (#2402501) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST,Jim I saw a Quickdraw guitar capo used during a local session. A friend used it while backing up a fiddler and when the fiddle changed keys in the middle of the set, he moved the capo without losing a beat. He highly recommends them. |
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01 Aug 08 - 03:47 AM (#2402882) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: Stu Thanks Jim! |
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01 Aug 08 - 09:20 AM (#2403004) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: Big Mick The Quick Draw Capo All the best, Mick |
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01 Aug 08 - 09:26 AM (#2403008) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: Stu Cheers Mick (I hope all is well with you) |
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01 Aug 08 - 09:37 AM (#2403014) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: Big Mick Thanks, Stigweard! Things are progressing at a positive clip. We will have much to do to work through this, but my little girl is pretty remarkable, surrounded by loving friends and families, and willing to work at it. All the best, Mick |
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13 Jun 17 - 06:12 PM (#3860706) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST Available from P J Music pjmusic@btinternet.com Price £19.00 + £2.00 P&P |
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13 Jun 17 - 06:14 PM (#3860708) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST,P J Music Available from P J Music £19.00 + £2.00 P&P E-mail pjmusic@btinternet.com |
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13 Jun 17 - 07:22 PM (#3860716) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor I have one of these and no matter how much I twist it up I can't get gain enough tension to properly depress the strings on either of the guitars I use it on, a Froggy Bottom F and a Lowden L-27.I use fairly high action and medium strings on these instruments so that may have something to do with it. I like the idea of it and I hope someone comes along with something better. |
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14 Jun 17 - 04:19 AM (#3860745) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST,Mark Bluemel Go old school - it worked for John Martyn all those (> 40) years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c80pa9lCFjQ |
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14 Jun 17 - 04:40 AM (#3860749) Subject: Origins of Macrame song From: jacko@nz My daughter has a song she's sung for 40 or so years. The macrame turns into a knotted man and after various adventures he gets wet and shrinks away. Can any one help with the origins of this song please. Here's the first verse to help identify it. When I came out of hospital the Dr said to me Why don't you take up Macrame and get some therapy So I bought myself a ball of twine and sat out in the sun Didn't know it was to be the start of so much fun |
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14 Jun 17 - 06:46 AM (#3860761) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor Jacko you might want to start a new thread for your inquiry so the song detectives here can become aware of it. |
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14 Jun 17 - 06:48 AM (#3860762) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor I see you already did, never mind. |
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14 Jun 17 - 07:18 AM (#3860769) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor John Martyn looks like he may be using a Dunlop elastic band capo in the video and it seems to work pretty good. I probably have one laying around. Thanks for the heads up. |
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14 Jun 17 - 07:30 AM (#3860773) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST,Mark Bluemel I hasten to add that when I use a capo (something I try to avoid, but is sometimes the lesser of two evils), it's a Shubb, but I'm not doing quick changes or anything clever. Horses for courses... I threw in the John Martyn thing largely out of nostalgia. I saw him at Nottingham University in the late 70s and he played this. I can't remember whether it was before or after he bummed a spliff off an audience member. |
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14 Jun 17 - 07:49 AM (#3860775) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor Sliding capos are great for backing tunes when you want to change keys for different tunes in a set. It was great seeing all the JM videos and being reminded how brilliant he was (is?). |
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14 Jun 17 - 10:54 AM (#3860795) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST,Mark Bluemel JM passed some years ago - see (e.g.) here. He'd lived hard and fast, and his body had borne the brunt, from what I gathered. I didn't like everything he did - and I suspect I wouldn't necessarily have liked the man himself - but he was an amazing, original musician especially round the "Solid Air" period. |
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14 Jun 17 - 02:09 PM (#3860862) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor I agree the Solid Air LP was his high watermark, very high IMO. |
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29 Jun 17 - 08:28 PM (#3863511) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor Has anyone tried the Thalia Capo? I''m wondering how one-handed it is. It looks good, ain't cheap though. |
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30 Jun 17 - 04:39 AM (#3863541) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: GUEST,Mark Bluemel Thalia capo? You want how much? 24K gold with Swarovski crystals? Very folk! Looks suspiciously boutique rather than workmanlike. Richard Thompson said ( here a few years ago) that he likes Shubbs and the G7th Capo. The Thalia looks like a tarted-up (technical term) G7th to me, but the G7th seems more affordable. Let's go back to a pencil and some rubber bands, that's what I say... (I try to avoid capos, but if I have to use one, I use a Shubb). Mark |
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30 Jun 17 - 09:25 AM (#3863570) Subject: RE: Quickdraw Bouzouki capo From: gillymor Shubbs are also my choice but I'm also interested in one-handers that change positions quickly and accurately for switching keys while backing tune sets. The Quickdraw never worked for me in that regard. The cosmetics don't concern me as long as it works. |