Right hand difference S-10, D-10

thurlon hopper · From: Elizabethtown Pa. USA

Since i traded my S-10 Carter for a D-10 Carter, i've noticed that my right hand seems
sloppier somehow and playing back a video of a show i played on the S-10, it looks like i kept better height above the strings than i do on the D-10. Guess it must be easier to relax the right hand and let it rest more on the C6th neck on the double. Somehow i can't help but feel that my right hand was more accurate on the S-10. Appreciate any feedback
on this. TJH

Larry Bell · From: Englewood, Florida

When I think of good RH technique, three names come to mind: Joe Wright, Jeff Newman, and Maurice Anderson

Is it a coincidence that all three are single neck players?

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David Mason · From: Cambridge, MD, USA

Ummm, Paul Franklin, Buddy Emmons - too bad they didn't play single necks, maybe they could have amounted to something?

When you say it's "easier" to rest your hand on the C6th neck, maybe you've sort of answered your own question?

I have some residual nerve damage from a (now corrected) spinal disc problem and I couldn't play a double neck to save my life, but if that's not the case.... It does appear to me that to play really well with your hands way out there it would help to have some serious wrist and forearm strength to avoid fatigue. Even with just my single neck, I sometimes have to rest my wrist on a stuffed sock or one of my cat's stuffed animals set on the little ledge, because of my nerve damage. If the problem gets worse after you've been playing a few hours, some kind of strength training might help, even just squeezing a tennis ball while you're driving and such.

[This message was edited by David Mason on 10 June 2006 at 11:24 AM.]

thurlon hopper · From: Elizabethtown Pa. USA

David, sorry to hear of your nerve damage, and i too have damage from diabetic neuropathy
and i admire all the same heroes you mentioned in your post. It just seems somehow that i had better control of what my fingers were striking with the S-10. Guess i'm one of those lazy players that let my elbow drop to a lower plane that the level of the C6th neck, and i've noticed that the great players all seem to keep their elbows elevated sopmewhat above the plane of the C neck. Of course like i do everyhting else, i didn't learn the proper technique when i first started. Bless you and take good care.
TJH

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