Capo d'Astro

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi everyone:

This term comes from Italian. It is a precursor to the Astronaut age.
Literally it means the head from above.

The tone of the high treble is beafier where there is more mass connected
to the V-Bar surface which in this case is an inverted V-Bar (V-bar 
from above) hence the d'Astro portion of the term. Many years ago we did 
some tests which showed there is better reflection of string energy back 
to the bridge and soundboard when there is more mass at the front string 
termination. This test was done on a vertical piano. Some of you may 
remember that great piano, the Heintzman.

Jim Coleman, Sr.