Capo Capo A capo (short for "capodastro", "capo tasto" or "capotasto" , Italian for "head of fretboard"; Spanish: " cejilla" or "capodastro"; French: "capodastre"; German: "Kapodaster"; Portuguese: "capodastro", Serbo-Croatian: "kapodaster"; Greek: "kapotasta") is a device used on the neck of a stringed (typically fretted) instrument to shorten the playable length of the strings, hence raising the pitch. It is a common tool for players of guitars, mandolins, mandolas, banjos, ukuleles and bouzoukis. The word derives from the Italian "capotasto" which means the nut of a stringed instrument. The earliest known use of the term "capotasto" is by Giovanni Battista Doni who,
The Word and the Flesh used as the central design motif for our "Love Agenda", "The Word and The Flesh" and "Peel Sessions" CDs." Dale Hyatt and Leo Fender provided the band with their G & L guitars, and the latter was a "rabid Band of Susans fan." The back cover features a 1960 artwork by Karel Plicka. The album is dedicated to Julius Eastman. As with the band's other releases, it was not a commercial success. According to "The Great Indie Discography" book, "unfortunately, success is the one thing that has eluded the Band of Susans and Co. throughout their decade-plus lifespan." "Now is