Unique design that is permanently attached to the banjo neck; Most positive, clear tone of the 5th string capo design; Lightning-fast changing action from fret to fret. The Shubb Fifth String Capo for Banjo This was the product that got; all started for; back; 1974, and; this day it's STILL the only fifth string capo worth putting; banjo; operates; lever principle, not; spring; it provides sufficient pressure; fret the string without muting the tone; slides; slim, dovetailed bar which mounts flush; the neck, making; sturdy and unobtrusive. Originally, our fifth string capo bar was eight inches long, and attached; the banjo neck with three mounting screws; few years ago Shubb remodeled the bar. Shut recommends never capo-ing the fifth string any higher than the tenth fret (this would; along with the regular capo being; the fifth fret). So, they Made in custom bar which was much shorter (5.75"). This shorter bar; now Shubb's standard size. Besides taking; less space; the neck (for you fellow thumb-wrappers); offers the additional advantage; using only TWO mounting screws instead; three.