quote:Originally posted by Iron:
That's OK Cathy,I've had many of my parades rained out,but the sun always returns and new buds sprout.
John Pearce arm rest??? I don't have a clue on that one.You got me scratchin my head on the resting the palm of yer picking hand on the top?? Do You do this when Your picking or just when Your resting?? Even with a thumb pick I have a hard time getting the picture unless your fingers are 8 inches long with a couple extra joints. You got me again on the "finget" pickin? I'm guessing it must have something to do with the extra joints..I can probably fix You up with a pickin glove,just let me know how many fingets you need in it....
Iron, here's John's site with some info about the armrest:
http://www.jpstrings.com/armrest.htm
As far as my picking hand position, It's pretty hard to explain, but I'll give it a try. I don't anchor my ring or pinkie when I fingerpick. For one thing, I pick with three fingers and a thumb, so anchoring my ring finger wouldn't work.
I have a hyper-extended wrist. Pretty weird looking, but it works for me. Let me see if I can explain it. I place my fingers on their respective strings, then tilt my wrist in until the heel of my hand is resting in the area above the strings, between the soundhole and bridge.
Years and years ago, back in the era of the Delta Blues, many of the old blues players used to do this. It gives the player more volume and hand control.
If you look on my website, at the closeup of my hand and guitar, and the picture with me at the picnic table, you'll see what I'm trying to describe.
Cathy
http://www.cathycowette.com