The Bar Hand Exercise

[Rick Abbott]

There are a whole bunch of new players, as well as new to the Forum long-time players.

This is a great lesson from Paul Franklin.

Again, thank you Paul for sharing this!!

[Godfrey Arthur]

Am I glad this thread floated up from the depths of 2010...

Was wondering how to lift the bar off the strings when playing open?

Is there a way to grip the bar or a way to hold it?

Has to happen pretty fast.

Is this also an issue with bar size to be able to grip the bar to lift it off the strings?

I have a 7/8" bar and find it difficult to do the bar off move without making string noise or dropping the bar.

Exercises for this?

[Joseph Napolitano]

Bump for newer players that may not be familiar with this great drill.

[Rick Abbott]

Been since August of 2017...time to refresh!

[Godfrey Arthur]

Guess practice is the best medicine for sloppy bar movements.

I've noticed that the more I hold that bar, the more control I'm getting to keep the connect/disconnect noise down to zip.

[Rick Abbott]

Lots of new players lately, it seems. I like to bump this up every couple years. I've printed the lesson out for a couple friends who don't use the computer much. This will always be a great exercise!

[Jim Hoke]

Thanks for the reminder of this exercise, Paul. I'm also grateful for the 24"scale permutation" studies from your Music Masters course. I feel it's brought me to a higher level of control. Now if I could only start hitting the right strings a little more often....