I have lost my capo. Does anybody know of any easy DIY guitar capos one can make from items around the house?
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WWM[cGyver]D ? me, I'd waste hours designing one in CAD and 3D printing it. :-)– Carl WitthoftJul 20, 2018 at 13:13
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A plastic pen (parallel sided), a bolt inside plastic tubing, short length of dowling, rubber band for tension, a scrunchie can work, maybe with an eraser behind the neck for more tension.
Works better on flat or large radius fingerboards.
The ubiquitous index finger has also been used on occasions...
A pencil and an elastic band is a classic.
Wikipedia demos one at https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Guitar_Accessories
Attribution: Lovenotmakewar at English Wikipedia
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any flat object that's not to big around.ie 1/4 " tree branch and to keep it in place any string tied at each end keepinp it tight to the neck.I have done this while camping out.i also made drum sticks from tree branches
For this kind of things, the fastest is to look it up on Instructables. Besides the pencil and rubber band, there are also capos that need more effort to make: