This capo is pretty flat, so if slides into the case very easily. It also does not get in the way of playing for me, I have small hands so that might be another reason why. Now it takes a little playing around with to correctly place on the instrument. The capo does not come with instructions but is pretty self explanatory, it just takes a little bit of playing with to sound correct. My soprano and tenor Ukuleles worked great with this capo without needing to play with placement. However, my mandolin required the capo to be in the just right spot in order to work. I found that clipping the capo on as far across as I could did not work on my mandolin- but by clipping it back not quite as far and rocking the capo a little I was able to get the capo in the right placement in order to work. Once clipped in the just right spot, it sounds amazing!