Where capo zings are a problem not solved by dressing the terminations or voicing, Kent Webb of Baldwin recommends applying a tiny drop of glue to each string in the front duplex section. This will change the mass (and therefore the natural frequency of vibration) of these wire segments, and eliminate undesirable noise without dampening or weakening the tone of the note. I know it sounds mickey-mouse, but it's a whole lot more practical than moving string rests. I've tried it on an SF10 with the capo termination pieces with good success. Richard West asked about using material from these discussions in chapter newsletters. I don't know of any problem with doing this (maybe others can offer a better opinion), but this points out an opportunity to enhance the PTG Journal. People seem much more inclined to carry on technical discussions via e-mail than by letters to the editor. I'm sure we'll see the new Journal editor gleaning some of this material for use in those pages. Bill Spurlock
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