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Topic: Dobro left hand position |
Peter Jacobs
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Northern Virginia
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Posted 15 Nov 2007 7:06 am |
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Dobro players -- I'm curious about how you deal with playing up the neck, i.e. above the 12th (higher, if capoed), especially on the bass strings. I sometimes find that I have to twist my wrist quite a bit to stay over the fret.
Anyone else notice this, or am I making too big a deal of it? Since Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldrisge and Rob Ickes don't seem to have any problems, I should just deal with it, right?
Thanks,
Peter |
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Mark Lynott
From:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2007 8:48 am
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Hey Peter, Is this more an issue playing seated? Either way (but especially if seated) try shifting the guitar's position a little in the direction of the headstock, allows for keeping the bar hand at a little less severe angle to your wrist when "up there".
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 15 Nov 2007 9:00 am
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| Thanks, Mark -- I should have specified this is something I notice when standing. When I sit, I can move the guitar around to give myself more clearance in front of me. |
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Mark Lynott
From:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2007 9:34 am
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In this pic I'm standing, I'd say the angle of wrist to hand is about typical, so there is some twist for sure, but I don't physically or mentally hover over the lower fret positions which seems to make it easier to play above the 12th.
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 15 Nov 2007 5:34 pm
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| Thanks for the pic, Mark. Yeah, that's about what I'm doing, too. I'm probably overthinking this, since every player just accepts it. It was one of those things where I started wondering why squareneck resos join the body at the 12th fret instead of the 14th. It would give a bit more room to maneuver in the upper part of the neck. |
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