groovey capo

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,Don! it's great to hear from you! I carry your article[copies} on how to
choose a new piano and give it to my clients when they need to "move up"..
regarding the rod in capo: kimball used that arrangement for years and it's
easy to work on them,it's just not a favorable rebuilding stock.. but it
works! the only argument against it is-it is steel,it can rust..think about
renner-bechstein agraffes with steel inserts,miserable to manufacture,but
produces nice tone [my opinion}
Best regards. Isaac;


> [Original Message]
> From: Don <pianotuna@yahoo.com>
> To: PTG <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 11/23/04 7:22:14 PM
> Subject: groovey capo
>
> Hi Sarah,
>
> Young Chang (among others, I'm sure) has done a "rod"
> It can work well if the "right* material is chosen.
> Sometimes it is not field tested enough. There *can*
> be too much friction for the strings to render.
>
> I like the idea as sooner or later the bar will need
> reshaping. It seems a "no brainer" that just putting a
> new rod in place would be a better fix. However, I'm
> not a piano designer--just a lowly old tooner.
>
> On Bosendorfer pianos the capo can be removed. I
> suppose that means it can be replaced.
>
> >I've toyed with the idea of grinding a groove in the
> capo and epoxying drill rod stock into the groove. 
>
> =====
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> 3004 Grant Rd, Regina, SK, S4S 5G7
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
>
> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
>
>
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