Can anyone help me with information about this capo please?
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Can anyone help me with information about this capo please?
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Old first generation Hamilton?
Some older screw-type capos shown here.
The mechanism does look a lot like a Hamilton design.
Reminds me of the old Hamiltons I used when I was a kid in the '60's, but those were heavily plated. Yours looks much older. My guess is it was made no later than '50's, perhaps as early as the '30's.
Looks home made to me - what we in the UK would refer to as "Shed Work".
Frets.com has a section on capos. According to it this design has been around for a long time. http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Musi...apo/capo1.html
The 4 strings out of 5 and tenor banjos & tenor guitars are the market for those capos, primarily..
Interesting, I mostly see them used on guitar by singers/players who like to be able to use the open chord forms in different keys.Quote:
Originally Posted by mandroid
I vaguely remember having one like that years ago. Not brass though--chromed steel.
I've got one of those unidentified brass capos from the 60s - it was given to me when I bought a guitar in the 80s in Denmark St at Andy's Guitar Shop. I used it a lot - very reliable, but tends to bite edge of the fret board (of my bouzouki) a bit, and the cork needs replacing.Quote:
Originally Posted by allenhopkins