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Topic: To Curl Or Not To Curl - Part II |
Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 19 Dec 2007 4:54 pm |
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Okay. For you guys (and gals) that curl the the right hand pinky finger under, what do you do with the ring finger? Out straight or curled under? When I bend either of my pinkys down, the ring finger also curls.
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Dale Hansen
From:
Hendersonville,Tennessee, (USA)
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Posted 19 Dec 2007 5:24 pm
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| Yup Lee, kinda like holding a golf ball |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2007 5:27 pm
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Lee
I put a pick on the RH ring finger. Yes my pinky curls under, and I often curl the ring finger under (with the pick on it). I don't use the RH ring finger all the time.
I do this because I play 12 strings. I can reach low notes with my thumb, and still have three finger picks for the upper strings.
hope this adds something.
Ron |
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Dan Burnham
From:
Greenfield, Tennessee
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Posted 20 Dec 2007 9:48 am With & Without
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If I put a 3rd pick on the ring finger I'm ok. If I play without "Ringy Boy" wants to join his long time friend "Pinky Boy" and curl right along beside him.
Dan
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 20 Dec 2007 12:03 pm
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Usually curled tight into my palm unless I am picking with my hand open. Then it just sticks out like the pinky.
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2007 12:09 pm
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Buddy Emmons told me to curl my ring finger under and leave the pinky out. It took me a full year to get into the habit. Your ring finger is a natural blocker when formed like this. I know you folks will come back and tell me the edge of my palm is also, so all I can say is if Buddy says so, it's good enough for me. Larry
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2007 8:16 pm
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I guess I'm weird in that my right hand flots a lot of the time over the strings when picking, and my pinkie is semi curled. My right hand is all over the place and up and down the neck to get whatever tone I need at the moment.
Thanx,
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 21 Dec 2007 1:42 pm
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IMO, the best thing to do is learn to play with the fingers in the different positions as I stated in the other post on this topic. Each position is just another tool in your arsenal.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 21 Dec 2007 4:28 pm
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Larry - Who is this Buddy guy and what does he know about playing the steel guitar?  |
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2007 1:05 am
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| He be da man. BUDDY FOR PRESIDENT. If he was president, there would be a steel guitar in every living room. Larry |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2007 9:58 am
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| Larry- I curl my pinky and ring finger under. It may depend some on length and width of individuals fingers. Mine are small. It relaxes my hand and muscles clear up my arm to curl under. I also use the curled fingers for muting some. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2007 10:21 am
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| I grind the skin off the tops of anything that's curled under - I guess I just get too excited or something. :headbang: |
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T. C. Furlong
From:
Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2007 6:41 pm
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Buddy Emmons curls his ring finger out and hold his pinky out. I absolutley love the choked, spitty blocking that he sometimes does with his ring finger using this hand position. I have tried to do that for years and I just can't get there. Paul Franklin curls both ring and pinky under. I don't think that anyone would argue with his right hand technique being beyond superb. If I were just starting out, I'd think seriously about emulating the Big E. right hand position.
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