<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alternatively, does anybody ever = grind the original capo off and overlay a hardened bar, fitted for height?  = It could be epoxied in place for a tight mechanical contact.  Of = course this begs the question of what happens when a capo is ground and filed and = ground and filed and ground and files -- until the downbearing is = inadequate.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah Fox </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Columbus, Ohio)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've restrung a number of pianos = that had a steel rod fitted to a groove in the capo bar, and no means of = attachment other than string tension.  Taking this technique to a couple of small = grands with poor capo bars, we ground them down and grooved them to = accomodate a piece of drill rod set to appropriate dimensions, with great success.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul = Chick</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>