Old ass capo
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Old ass capo
Found this in the sallies shop today. Rude not to exchange currency and bring it home.
It’s a big clunky thing wot I expect is quite old. Swings open like so:
Clips together like fingerjointed wood but not really.
Appears to be a closed coil kind of operation - tightens when you let it go ....
... and this is it “open”, squeeze and that’s it.
And a picture of the spring:
Anyone seen one like it before?
It’s heavy and looks like a good piece.
Yes it is in the rare section for the lols.
It’s a big clunky thing wot I expect is quite old. Swings open like so:
Clips together like fingerjointed wood but not really.
Appears to be a closed coil kind of operation - tightens when you let it go ....
... and this is it “open”, squeeze and that’s it.
And a picture of the spring:
Anyone seen one like it before?
It’s heavy and looks like a good piece.
Yes it is in the rare section for the lols.
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
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Re: Old ass capo
yeah, I have one around here like that. I think it was old when I got it a long time ago.
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Re: Old ass capo
I've had a few for my guitars, but I've never seen an ass capo before. Maybe on-sell to jb for a small profit.
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Good score.
If I was a dentist I’d make sure that was on the tray for my patients to see just before they lie down
If I was a dentist I’d make sure that was on the tray for my patients to see just before they lie down
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Any idea who made it? No markings no nothing on this one.WellyBlues wrote:yeah, I have one around here like that. I think it was old when I got it a long time ago.
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werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
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werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
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Paging JBStrummersOfThunder wrote:I don't like the idea of an ass capo. Old or new ...
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*ring ring* (pun intended)Bg wrote:Paging JBStrummersOfThunder wrote:I don't like the idea of an ass capo. Old or new ...
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I'm pretty sure I posted in this thread already...
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Re: Old ass capo
I used to have one, got in South America when i was a kid.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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I had to borrow one that looked very similar, I found it a bit slow to take off & on and when I bought one I got one of the trigger styles.
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Re: Old ass capo
It's... a capo.
I've seen that kind going back to the 1970s but I suppose they are older.
You haven't found a long lost anything: they're not as common as they used to be but you could go and buy the same lever-type capo tomorrow. I hope the spring is not too worn down.
I've seen that kind going back to the 1970s but I suppose they are older.
You haven't found a long lost anything: they're not as common as they used to be but you could go and buy the same lever-type capo tomorrow. I hope the spring is not too worn down.
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I just haven’t seen one of these before. I didn’t expect it to be rare; it’s just in the collectible part to be annoying.
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