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Topic: Capo for vintage Magnatone Hawaiian 6 string |
Cody Angel
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Nashville, Tn
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 7:26 am |
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| I need a capo for my old Magnatone.The neck on the Mag is rather thin, so i hesitate to get a dobro capo. Thoughts? |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 7:41 am
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I don't see many people using a capo on an electric lap steel. Typically the string height is too small to allow a capo to fit properly under the strings. I would check out the Beard Wave Capo to see if it would fit properly, or possibly the Flux capo.
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Larry Haas
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Morganton, North Carolina USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 12:33 pm
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I have and use when needed the Fluxcapo and it works great on my electric lap steel. You have to have the string height which mine does for it to slide under them without much trouble. I would like to try the Beard kind just to see how much easier it might be.
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Larry Chung
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 2:04 pm
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You may also want to check out the Walworth Capo, made in Michigan, I use it with my prewar Dobro/Regal. The string height on those instruments is low as is the string height on most lap steels by comparison to typical acoustic instruments.
The Walworth fits nicely, very sturdy and lightweight, too, but with firm attachment and preserves a lot of tone, imho. I have tried a LOT of capos for acoustic resonators over the years, including all of those previously mentioned.
Only thing, they are kind of pricey, but well worth it, if that's what you need. I'm sure other designs will also work, but I'd go with the best out there! (:
Worth repeating the question Brad posed - are you sure you want to capo a lap steel? Do you need open strings for certain runs with pull offs or hammer ons? Singing along in certain keys with particular positions in mind?
Best,
LC |
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Larry Haas
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Morganton, North Carolina USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 2:27 pm
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| Larry Haas wrote: |
I have and use when needed the Fluxcapo and it works great on my electric lap steel. You have to have the string height which mine does for it to slide under them without much trouble. I would like to try the Beard kind just to see how much easier it might be.
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I was wrong on the capo I have. Mine is a Scheerhorn.
Larry |
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 23 Apr 2011 6:04 am
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I use an old Flux with my lap steels. It works with an Asher and my Supro but doesn`t fit under the strings of my New Yorker. I guess you`ll have to try before buying.
The Scheerhorn is similar or maybe even identical with the Flux.??
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 23 Apr 2011 6:28 am
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For fast work off of open strings, often a capo is very helpful on a lap steel. I do it all the time. I like the Leno capo best but for guitars with low action I'll use an older Beard capo.
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