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Topic: capo for lap steel |
Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 9:21 am |
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Is there such a thing? I tune my Fender 6 string steel to a G Dobro tuning. I have a capo for my square neck Dobro but I want to start using the steel at gigs for the loud tunes. We have drummer.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Dave Z |
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Drew Howard
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 9:33 am
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Thanks Drew.
That says it's a Dobro capo. Will it work on a lap steel too? Looks like it could.
DZ
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 10:21 am
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Yes it will, no problem. The Beard capo also works well for lap steel.
Steinar
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Alan Kirk
From:
Scotia, CA, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 4:49 pm
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Dave,
Check out this thread: http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/003405.html
Also, I have an Elmer Bradley dobro capo (812-432-3205) that works well on my laps. Doesn't scratch the fret board, like a Flux sometimes does.
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 6:56 pm
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The Beard capo is excellent.
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 7:16 pm
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Thanks everyone. Looks like I have plenty to choose from.
BTW-I use a Shubb capo for my square neck Dobro. I think it works great.
DZ[This message was edited by Dave Zirbel on 18 April 2005 at 08:16 PM.] |
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Billy Wilson
From:
El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 9:02 pm
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| Dave, I saw a Cajun steel player from Louisiana use steel bar placed under the strings as a capo. The bar was just a tad thicker than the distance from the strings to the fret board. So I went to Home Depot and got a bolt and used that as a capo on the third fret to get my E9 tuning up to G. Worked just fine. BW |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2005 9:03 pm
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| I also have a Shubb capo. I use the Beard on everything. It works great. |
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Ulf Edlund
From:
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 19 Apr 2005 7:11 am
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Ihave a Beard capo and i like it.
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 19 Apr 2005 7:26 am
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Billy,
Great idea for a down'n'dirty capo!
Drew
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Drew Howard - website - Fessenden D-10 8/8, Fessenden SD-12 5/5 (Ext E9), Magnatone S-8, N400's, BOSS RV-3
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