from one old hand to another ... thanks - very useful. - bill --- Jon Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > jim abraham wrote: > > > > > I'm wondering if thumb under > > > would be less stressful. > > > > I can't think of a reason why it would be, but the > only way you'll ever > > know is to try it for a while. > > I doubt that the problem is your thumb under or over > technique. More likely > it is the actual movement (and probably the tension > you use). Try this to > test the strain and the pain. Put the finger tips of > your left hand on the > spots where the tendons of your right fingers enter > that tunnel (the base of > the back of your right hand). Play "air lute" with > different angles of the > fingers and hand. Change the hand angles, and the > tension on the right > fingers. Find out where it hurts and where is is > most comfortable. > > Best, Jon > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com