Irish bouzouki capo

[fergmaun]

Yesterday I got my new Irish Bouzouki made by Dave Freshwater.

The capos I was using on my old bouzouki (HORA" Romania which is label with Tonewood TBZ100-S) do not work or fit properly on my new irish bouzouki.

The capos that don't work 1) Dunlop Trigger banjo 2) SHUBB Banjo/Mandolin Capo 3) Kyser Banjo/Mandolin Quick Change.

The SHUBB guitar capo I have also will not work but the Kyser Quick Change capo will work.

Will the Jim Dunlop Trigger guitar capo work and what about the Quick Draw Capo and the elasticated capos will these capos work on the bouzouki.

Which Curved or Flat capo.

Cheers

Ferg

[POB]

Which Curved or Flat capo.

Hi Ferg,

Any capo that's wide enough and matches the profile of your fretboard should meet your basic requirements.

Is your fretboard flat or radiused? If it's flat, you'll need a straight capo.

I'm guessing the banjo/mandolin capos you've tried might not be wide enough. I use a Shubb classical guitar capo on my Foley bouzouki. It's flat to match the fretboard and is a lot wider than the Shubb mandolin/banjo capo.

A lot of players go for capos that can be moved around quickly, such as the elasticated ones or the Dunlop Trigger ones, so you might want to think about this too. (The Shubb I use is not so good for this but I don't use the capo much and don't tend to move it around in the middle of tune sets.)

Some players don't like the clamp mechanism in the Trigger and Kyser capos because they don't offer any control over the pressure exerted on the strings. I'm inclined to subscribe to this viewpoint myself.

Hope this helps

[Jim Hilburn]

I have a Shubb that I sawed the end off to use on guitar when I want to leave the low E string open. It works great on my octave.

[Tim2723]

Yeah Ferg, it all comes down to fitting the capo to the width and radius (or lack thereof) of the fingerboard. #A bouzouki can be problematic as they are wider than a banjo/mandolin but narrower than a guitar. #You kind of have to make do and work around it. #I've never tried, but I'd bet there's some manufacturer (maybe in Greece?) that produces a capo sized just for the bouzouki. #Maybe worth searching around. #Just a thought.

I search around and found the Quickdraw bouzouki capo available at Elderly and others.

I also posted this at Chiff and Fipple for you.

[Danny Packer]

Thre is a thread or two on capo's in the CBOM section of the cafe.

Danny

ps I use a dunlop trigger guitar capo on my om.

[fergmaun]

I got the quick draw capo for bouzouki but didn't fit so sent it back to www.the-music-room.com.

I will replace it for the Jim Dunlop Trigger guitar capo for flat frets as the Dave Freshwater bouzouki has a thinker neck than my old bouzouki.

Also got Dunlop elasticated guitar capo that worked.

Cheers

Ferg

[mandroid]

less is more?, the old elastic secured capo been tried yet?
those should adapt to 'whatever' neck shape,
I'd think the plastic tube stuff would fit flat fingerboards,
or pin can be bent,a wee bit, to suit curved ones.