capo work

[David Ilvedson]

When I file I run the file the length of the capo in one stroke, then the other side...trying to be even (as best I can in close quarters)

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "John Delacour" <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 12/9/2007 3:00:04 PM
Subject: RE: capo work


>At 14:16 -0800 9/12/07, David Ilvedson wrote:

>>The scraping idea is intriguing...although I've never found cast 
>>iron hard to file...

>No, nor have I, but to achieve a perfectly regular 2mm or other 
>radius along the length of the bar using files strikes me as a bit of 
>a challenge.

>JD