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None of them are really good. The trad cejilla can be flimsy when you are under pressure. The Dunlop can make some nasty scars in your guitar neck and grinds down shellack quite fast. The shubb is easy to use but heavy.
Between them, whatever..
With respect of trad cejillas. Both which are presented here are very pretty. But I dont like that they rely only on the leather underneath the cejilla in order to put pressure on the strings. They work a lot better when they have a thin strip of rubber glued underneath the leather strap.
I also owned a traditional style capo in past.. When I gave it a try..I used it 2 times. The pin on top always moved... that I had to drill harder..that finally the ****ing thing broke. And you know my antipathy against traditional capos as they hinder me grabbing easily the H chord (Yes english speaking guys...the "H" chord..hehe ;.D ). Look below.. .. I stick to dunlop.
Well if you're playing with all five installed at once, then I'm guessing you'll find the checkered one first.
LOL.. Its actually been thought of very well for my Fakemenco set which I play for my furniture at home...it saves a lot of time swithing capos.... Its like strippoker,...I cant play any piece completely yet, so I always loose and have to take something of
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Mainly it is for the look, the trad cejilla is like jewelry for your guitar.
I agree, but they work as well, and I like the idea of the peg placed not in the centre.
I may be a little bit biased as a maker of cejillas, but I do prefer the look and feel a nice cejilla on a flamenco guitar. Especially one with pegs. To see a peg head flamenco with a Jim Dunlop capo just doesn't seem right to me.
Usually when cejillas give you trouble, it's because the peg does not fit well. They can be stiff and difficult to tighten properly. The peg will squeak and squeal if you try to force it, the peg may split. Two little tips that may help a peg which doesn't seat well ...
1. If the peg is too tight, rub the tip of a pencil on the shaft of the peg to lubricate it. The graphite in the pencil is a very good lubricant.
2. If the peg is a bit loose, just wet the tip of the peg (stick a finger in your mouth and then rub it on the peg shaft) and it will usually seat well and stay tight.
I had a collection of mass produced cejillas and found that most of them didn't function all that well. The problems were mostly related to ill fitting pegs and the thin leather attached to the bottom of the cejilla. They were very difficult to use and required a lot of effort to fasten firmly on the strings.
My cejillas also have a black rubber strip on the bottom for a firmer grip on the strings. With a properly fitted peg and a rubber base my cejillas require very little effort to tighten up.
As to a cejilla allowing the guitar to sound better, that may depend on which particular capo is being compared. For example, if you are using a heavy metal and rubber capo and then place a wood cejilla on the guitar it is possible that the instrument may be a bit more responsive. Some weight on the neck has been reduced, and might contribute to a better sound. I have had customers tell me they have noticed this, but perhaps other factors may be involved.
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