Try to avoid gripping, use arm weight.
On 04/20/2018 04:47 PM, Christopher Wilke wrote: > My advice for barring would be to drink a lot of water beforehand, when > you're there and when you get home. > > It also helps to curve your finger - the arch shape is much stronger > than a straight finger, meaning that you don't have to use as much > muscular Force to press down. Also, place the finger down more on the > side than flat. If you can, try to mash the strings with the boney side > of a knuckle instead of the fleshy part of yer fanger. > > Chris > > [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > On Friday, April 20, 2018, 4:23 PM, Leonard Williams > <arc...@verizon.net> wrote: > > I'm looking for tips on barring--it's always been a weak point > for > > me, particularly when a moving passage over a bar hits a barred note. > > This is espaecially so when the note is on a middle course. Would > > heavier frets - short of buzzing the strings -help? (currently using > > 1.1mm 1st, graded downward in 0.05 increments). I'm guessing an > arched > > fingerboard woulds be ideal, but I can't afford that right now. > > Thanks and regards, > > Leonard Williams > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin
