| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Scheerhorn Capo vs Beard Capo | | Date: | Saturday, September 30, 2006 15:27:08 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
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Yep, I agree with Lane, but the last time I was messing with my 8 str. which I
do all too infrequently, I was having trouble somehow, getting the Beard in
between the strings, in order to "twist it" 90 degrees,into it's operating
position. My DeNeve capo seems to work fine on my 8 string guitar and again, you
don't have the potential for the capo coming apart, because the DeNeve uses a
"cam-lever" device, instead of that knurled nut-bolt design of the Beard.
Getting old and shaky I guess? The "old" is unavoidable, (glad and havin' fun
being here, lol), and the "shaky" adds to the reso-playing on the ol timey
stuff.......grins.
Eight string reso guitars are GREAT fun, and really lend themselves to "swing"
tunes. Unfortunately for "Dolly" ( a '75 OMI instrument, and the only "real"
Dobro I own,) my current band does "traditional" bluegrass and they don't feel
that poor old "Dolly" fits in, as well as her 6 string "sisters" do. You can get
a feel for 8 string by raising (very carefully) your fourth string from a D note
up a whole tone to a E note, so now, from 1 to 6 you'll have DBG*E*BG to get
some idea of what a 8 string player has to "mess" with. I do not recommend this
however with old strings! My DeNeve doesn't seem to mind this, but my Sho-Bros
with their old fashioned larger peg heads, the string angle from the nut to the
tuning peg being greater, you can SNAP that string.....so I don't recommend this
unless you have extra fourth strings, etc. Caution is the watchword here folks
Twangs.......either 6 or 8 string, oh and "your string mileage may vary"
certainly applies.......
Richie
From: KCSteelPlayer@aol.com
> > BTW, you'll be happy to know I've switched completely to a 8 string G6
> > tuning. Are you going to the bluegrass thing in Boston this year? I missed
it last year.
> Which of course means you pretty much HAVE to use the Beard, no?
> I like my Beard on my 8. It's a lot of fun playing bluegrass on an 8.
> Lane
poobah@resoguit.com
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