First tryout of the Varichord capo

As expected, no particular difficulties in writing new music with this beautiful tool. However, a notation system is required in order to properly archive and reference how the capo is set-up for a particular song. Here’s what I’ve come up with: string #: fret #

For this first tryout, I’m using:

6:2

5:2

4:open

3:1

2:open

1:2

Here’s the video:

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In the mail…

Just thought I should share that I am awaiting a Varichord capo (see earlier post about this item). Even though the item is not available anymore, I figured I might try to get in touch with the inventor to try to get one.

Well I was lucky and I’m awaiting a brand new Varichord capo…

Gibson robot acoustic guitar prototype

Excerpt from Gibson’s Lifestyle blog:

“I could see a magnetic pickup in the “neck” position and there’s a Piezo underneath the bridge. A stereo jack carries both outs on a stereo cable, like the Dark Fire. There are three three banks of tuning, but the inventors are toying with the idea of adding yet another bank, as alternate tunings are so popular with acoustic guitars…although too much of a good thing can indeed be too much, so that decision remains to be made.“