Dale Diehl - Posted - 11/17/2024:  07:20:38

I use a Leno all brass capo. The surgical tubing used a a damper melts and sticks to what it touches after a few months. I use a SMALL amount of dish soap to help slide a new piece on as was suggested.
Anybody have any experience with this, or know what I'm doing wrong?

Lounge Primate - Posted - 11/17/2024:  13:55:03

Try vinyl tubing from Ace hardware

MarkinSonoma - Posted - 11/19/2024:  12:28:55

I have never owned a Leno but I did some detective work.

Brooks aka Lounge  posted in a  similar thread on The Steel Guitar Forum last spring, and Peter Jacobs wrote the following in that thread: "just took a look at the leftover piece I have: 3/8” OD x 1/4”ID. I’ve just used the standard surgical tubing, but I’m sure silicone would work."

My main capo, and likely the most popular one these days is Charlie's Slide Pro. I've never had an issue with his tube material exhibiting any weirdness and I have been using Charlie's capos for 13 years. Slightly different size than what Peter Jacobs wrote about the Leno, here is what Charlie uses: "The tubing I use is Tygon gas line tubing. It is 1/8th inch inside diameter by 1/4 inch outside diameter. It can be found on eBay, Amazon, auto parts stores or small engine shops."

Obviously you need to check your measurement to see if it agrees with Peter's take, I found some Tygon tubing on Amazon that matches that measurement - $4.29 for a piece that is one foot long.  As I recall there were a couple different versions of the Leno capo. 

 

amazon.com/Genuine-Tygon-F-404...amp;psc=1

Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 11/19/2024 12:29:56

Dale Diehl - Posted - 11/19/2024:  15:04:55

Thanks,
I tried some 5/16 vinyl tubing today. That's not a good solution for me. It's stiff, does not stay in place well and makes the capo hard to get on and off. The tubing also takes on a set from the strings leaving grooves.
I'll look into this tygor you mentioned.

WGale - Posted - 11/19/2024:  16:23:12

I used a Leno for years until I found Charlie's. I always changed with surgical tubing, because thats what it came with, and soap. Don't recall the size of the tubing but the soap always made it an easy job.
Still keep one in my case for a backup.

joebee - Posted - 11/20/2024:  15:05:06

quote:

---

Originally posted by MarkinSonoma

 

Tygon gas line tubing.

---

I used Tygon tubing to replace the worn out piece on my old Sheerhorn Flux Capo. It works perfectly. Highly recommended. Doesn't get sticky and doesn't deform quickly or easily.



Cheers,

Joe