I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
keep this from happening or at least slow it down?

Inventors - here's your chance

In article
<4321644e-4cb1-4eeb-81e3-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Danny T <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
> the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
> keep this from happening or at least slow it down?
>
> Inventors - here's your chance

Wow, I've never had that problem! You must capo a lot.

Danny T <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:4321644e-4cb1-4eeb-81e3-
(E-Mail Removed):

> I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
> the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
> keep this from happening or at least slow it down?
>
> Inventors - here's your chance

Is that a bad thing ?

They charge extra for that now.

Danny T wrote:
> I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
> the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
> keep this from happening or at least slow it down?

Learn to play in all the keys you need. There are a lot of good low
notes down
there going to waste when you put a capo on.


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Jenn <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In article
> <4321644e-4cb1-4eeb-81e3-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Danny T <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
> > the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
> > keep this from happening or at least slow it down?
> >
> > Inventors - here's your chance
>
> Wow, I've never had that problem! You must capo a lot.

I've worn the finish off a bunch of the neck of the McCollum from
playing it so danged much. It gets blisters. <g>

If one overtightens the capo it'll mess with the finish.

I like both of the Ned Steinberger desinged Planet Waves capos better
than any others I've used over the years. Previous favorite has been the
Shubb.

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Mike Rivers <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Danny T wrote:
> > I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
> > the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
> > keep this from happening or at least slow it down?
>
> Learn to play in all the keys you need. There are a lot of good low
> notes down
> there going to waste when you put a capo on.

If Doc Watson can use a capo so can I!

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On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:49:58 -0800 (PST), Danny T
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have tried every type of capo there is and over time they all wear
>the varnish off the neck. Anyone have any brilliant idea that might
>keep this from happening or at least slow it down?
>
>Inventors - here's your chance

Have you tried the G7th? I use one, and it has never left so much as a
mark.

d

After years of hassles and damaging guitars, I've found that the
regular Shubb (not the one with the fancy bearing) damages necks the
least.

Peace,
Paul

hank alrich wrote:

> If Doc Watson can use a capo so can I!

Yeah, but he gets free guitars when he wears one out.


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PStamler <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> After years of hassles and damaging guitars, I've found that the
> regular Shubb (not the one with the fancy bearing) damages necks the
> least.
>
> Peace,
> Paul

I've never had trouble with any of the Shubbs, and the one with the
bearing goes on and comes off more easily.

But I don't use any of my Shubbs anymore, unless I can't find one of the
Planet Waves Steinberger capos. Luke Wilson gave me one of the
spring-loaded clamp-on versions of those. I told him I dislike that type
of capo. He said just please take it and try it. (He knows I'm a
narrowminded fool in certain regards.) I use it often at practices
because it is so fast to place or remove.

I use the screw-adjust version at gigs or for recording. You can reach
up and tweak the tension on that one without even removing it from the
guitar. It causes less disruption of tuning than any othe capo I've
tried.

I have a nice collection of Shubbs that are now pretty much retired for
gutiar work. I still use a Shubb for the banjo and sometimes for
mandolin.

--
ha
shut up and play your guitar
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