Third Hand Capo?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:12 am

Anyone ever used one of these.It looks like something that might be fun to experiment with:

http://www.thirdhandcapo.com/index.html

janglebox · Post by **janglebox** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:51 am

I haven't used the Third Hand, but I have a Shubb partial capo. It is fun to experiment with, but I found that the flexibility it provides is offset by having to essentially relearn a lot of fingering. For someone who employs a lot of open tunings, it might be worth the effort.

While on the subject of capos, one that I just received as a gift that really lives up to its hype is: http://www.g7th.com

Richard Thompson's comment that it looks like a "bottle-opener on a Porsche" is dead on.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:02 pm

Sounds great, Steve, but if you go to the website it appears they don't ship to the U.S., or I'm missing something.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:31 pm

Musical Distributors Group are their exclusive USA distributors.

janglebox · Post by **janglebox** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:53 pm

A quick Google search turned up this retailer:
http://www.guitaradoptions.com

The G7 also works great on a 370-12.

stubby · Post by **stubby** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:38 pm

The partial capos are indeed very handy for some open tuning stuff...