I figured everybody would be in holiday mode so no post last month. I hope you've all had a great summer so far (unless you live in the southern hemisphere, in which case I hope you've had a great winter so far!).

As many of you will know partial, or cut, capos such as those made by Kyser and others, are great fun to use. Trouble is that most of them are really made for the narrower neck of steel string guitars and generally will not fit the added width of classical guitars.

Flexi-Capos aren't so limited so you can rig your guitar to set the traditional 3rd, 4th and 5th strings without much effort. The only things to consider are that, as always for classical guitar necks, you will need to be a little more careful as to the way you position the fingers over each string due to the additional string spacing, and also experiment a little to find the best level of compression when tightening the Flexi-Capo so as not to distort the bridging rod on which the fingers slide and rotate.

Once in place you have, of course, the added benefit over traditional cut or partial capos in that you can also depress additional strings of your choice - the 1st probably being the most commonly used when the Flexi-Capo is set on the 2nd fret.

As always take care when clamping the Flexi-Capo in place, ensuring it is level and the lugs are located correctly on the fingerboard.

Have fun.