Hmmm, so, what do you call 1) a capo-d'astro (or capo d'asto) bar, 2) an agraffe, 3) a wippen, etc etc? "Call it a fish if you like. I prefer to call it by a name more descriptive of its function ... treble cut-off bar. Frank Emerson" Best, David.
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