Sorry for not being clear. I meant to ask about right-hand technique. Is the extra flexibility of significant help in the right hand?
> On Jul 12, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Herbert Ward wrote: >> Some people have fingers that >> bend backwards somewhat at the last joint. >> Is this helpful for lute playing? > Definitely, if it is the first finger of the fretting hand. It makes it > easier to play Eb chords in the first position with an open G string. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
