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Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 5:49 pm |
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| A friend saw my resonator capo and wants one. It's the brass one that you slip between the strings, turn, and tighten the top nut. I googled but can't find it, is it still sold? thx |
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 5:52 pm
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| No, it's straight, not L shaped. |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 6:38 pm
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Ron has the original designed Beard capo which has not been made in several years. The current "Wave" attaches the same way and is an improvement by all measure.
Howard
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03\' Carter D-10
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52\' Fender Custom
Many guitars by Paul Beard
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 6:48 pm
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| Charlie's Slide Pro Capo is a good alternative. |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 8 Feb 2018 9:32 am
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I have an old Liberty, a Beard Wave and a "Charlie's". All work on the same principle - padded bars below the strings are clamped to an inverted "nut" that is positioned exactly over a fret.
They all work well, but IMO Charlie's is the best of the bunch. Its weight and bulk help provide better tone and sustain by creating a more stable platform and virtually eliminating string vibration behind the capo (which kills sustain by dissipating energy).
The disadvantage to Charlie's capo is also in the size/shape. On some resonators the others can be clamped/stored above the nut when not in use, but Charlie's capo is simply too large & heavy. But its effectiveness outweighs the storage issue.
And FWIW the Shubb and a couple other capos that attempt to provide a firm base between "fretboard" and strings are, IMO, hard to use, not any more effective, and require precise nut and saddle heights to end up even close to "in tune" when attached. I find them completely impractical, especially if you need to use one on more than one instrument.
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 8 Feb 2018 12:19 pm
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This one?
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David Moore
From:
Bakersfield, California
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Posted 8 Feb 2018 6:42 pm I have this one available
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Unopened in it’s original package. It even has the price on it. Let me know if your friend wants it.
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