Overall Comments
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Could a capo possibly be worth $135? Because once you add in a couple of extra sleeves shipping and handling, that's about what these puppies cost.
Beats me as to why. From a design standpoint, these are very similar to the Paige, which is available at roughly 20% of the price. There are some subtle mechanical differences, but the upshot is that they both work the same way: a U-shaped fitting that surrounds the neck, a padded bar across the fingerboard, a fitting that goes against the back of the neck, and a knurled thumbscrew to tension that fitting.
The truly key differences lie in the sleeve material on the fingerboard bar - it's considerably softer than that on the Paige - and the way the fitting is padded - with a thin strip of leather.
All that said, the Huber capo is beautifully made and performs flawlessly. I had some intonation problems with the Paige; I find myself retuning much less with the Huber. I also found that the sleeve on the Paige tends to wear out a lot faster than the Huber (you can order more sleeves from Huber - but you can also get the same material a lot cheaper at large hardware stores).
This last puts me to the ponder. I would assume that the tubing used on the Huber is also a stock type of tubing, although I don't know what that might be. Still, one wonders if a Paige with the same tubing Huber uses might be just as effective and save one more than a hundred bucks. It is for this reason I gave the capo an 8 rather than a 10 - because the Huber DOES in fact perform perfectly.
BTW - I ordered the capo by phone, and Steve himself answered the phone. He radiused the capo for me and shipped it promptly. It was a very pleasant buying experience. |
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