Hi Fred, strings breaking at the capo bar I think it would be a matter of bearing length, the sharper profile capo bar having less bearing length and the softer capo bar developing a longer bearing surface no matter what the profile. All the pressure and force of a FFF blow concentrated over a shorter bearing surface and segment of wire has far more potential to break a string. Keith Roberts On 4/17/07, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote: > > About the question of capo hardening, I am merely asking people to set > aside "what seems reasonable" and "what one heard somewhere" and take a > fresh look. Is there really compelling evidence out there, one way or the > other? Is the conceptual model really convincing? The conceptual model > doesn't convince me, unless someone has a different one to offer, and I am > not convinced by what experimental evidence I have been able to gather > from > people with experience. > I have never fooled with capo hardening, nor has anyone in my neck of > the woods, so I have no personal experience to draw on. And no particular > axe to grind, either. It's just an annoying bit of cognitive dissonance > I'd > like to see cleared up, or at least made a bit clearer. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070417/657133a3/attachment.html
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