Capo bars

[Delwin D Fandrich]

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According to Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos by Edwin M. Good
(Second Edition, 2001. Published by the Stanford University Press, ), capo
d' astro is essentially a meaningless term (at least as applied to the
piano) meaning "cap of the star." In other words it was a marketing term.
Capo tastro is Italian for "cap of the key" which at least has some
relationship to a component of the piano. Probably a more meaningful term
would be "capotasto," also from Italian, meaning "head of the fingerboard."
(According to the Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary.)

  -----Original Message-----
  From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of
madelyn mrykalo
  Sent: January 31, 2004 5:47 PM
  To: College and University Technicians
  Subject: RE: Capo bars


  Is there a difference between capo tastro and capo d'astro?

  Delwin D Fandrich <fandrich@pianobuilders.com> wrote:
    The capo tastro bar and the V-bar are two different things even if they
are most often part of the same casting. The capo-tastro bar is formed in
the bottom part of the mold, the V-bar in the top.

    Del


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  Vince Mrykalo
  University of Utah


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