Patent ID: 7012181

Claim:
A Capo System for a stringed musical instrument having a neck, an extended fret board, and a plurality of strings extending in spaced parallel relation longitudinally in a plane generally parallel to and space from the fret board along the length of the fret board comprising: a clamp means including an first upper jaw member with an upwardly projecting portion, a horizontal string engaging portion for clamping down selected strings of the musical instrument against at least one fret of the musical instrument, and a downwardly projecting appendage which combines with the horizontal string engaging portion to create a downwardly facing recess for receiving the neck of the musical instrument; a first lower jaw member with an opposite protruding portion which is joined to said downwardly projecting appendage at a pivot point intermediate the clamping end and handle end, said opposite protruding handle is angled away from said upwardly projecting portion of said upper jaw member and said opposite protruding portion and said upwardly projecting portion combining to form a actuating mechanism for moving the clamp means between a neck clamping position and a non-clamping position; a second upper jaw member with an upwardly projecting portion, a horizontal string engaging portion for clamping down selected strings of the musical instrument against at least one fret of the musical instrument, and a downwardly projecting appendage which combines with the horizontal string engaging portion to create a downwardly facing recess for receiving the neck of the musical instrument; said second upper jaw is altered in a way that allows the clamping down on selected strings on the neck of the musical instrument while leaving certain strings unclamped; a second lower jaw member with an opposite protruding portion which is joined to said downwardly projecting appendage at a pivot point intermediate the clamping end and handle end, said opposite protruding portion is angled away from said upwardly projecting portion of said upper jaw member and said opposite protruding portion and said upwardly projecting portion combining to form a actuating mechanism for moving the clamp means between a neck clamping position and a non-clamping position; and biasing means for normally urging the clamping means toward the neck clamping position.