>Are you ready? > >Capodastro, capocastre, capotasto, capot'asto, capota'sto - The nut or upper >part of the fingerboard of a violin, violinchello, etc. Sometimes written >in English usage, Capo d'astro. > >Dictionary of musical terms, Theo. Baker Ph.D. > >You're welcome. Next! > Ron > Bingo! "Capotasto"!! The others are merely corruptions. When playing stringed instruments: Sul Tasto = "on the fingerboard" Capo Tasto --- at the head of the fingerboard, for the nut. Give this man a beer! (You're sure the good Dr. Baker didn't write violoncello, Ron?) Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com
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