"I variously use a foot stool(i am a classical guitarist), a strap, or cross my legs. I prefer not to use a foot stool with my baroque guitar, but sometimes I find myself doing it."
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The way you hold your guitar: your reasons
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Hello community! I would like to start this topic about your personal way to hold your guitar. Either you use a strap, a foot stool, by crossing your leg (which of them), a modern support or even…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bill Brettschneider Apr 15, 2016.
Right hand pinky: go away tension!
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Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this topic has been touched before but I'm having an issue with my right pinky. (For those who play without rest it on the soundboard) When I'm playing arpeggios (in…Continue
Tags: problem, help, tension, pinky, hand
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shad Gregory Jun 21, 2015.
Now without nails
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Hello there, recently I made a very important decision in my career as a guitarist: I cut my nails off after more than a decade playing as an orthodox 'new school' guitarist.For to many boring…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Víctor M. Gallardo Jan 10, 2015.
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Bill Brettschneider replied to Víctor M. Gallardo's discussion The way you hold your guitar: your reasons
Víctor M. Gallardo posted a discussionThe way you hold your guitar: your reasons
Hello community! I would like to start this topic about your personal way to hold your guitar. Either you use a strap, a foot stool, by crossing your leg (which of them), a modern support or even some alternative ways, could be interesting to read your reasons about it since, we all know, the vibrations of the woods take big responsibility of the sound that your guitar produces, caused by the way you hold your instrument.Thank you.:)See More
Víctor M. Gallardo replied to Jelma van Amersfoort's discussion Pierre Lagarde 1764 score"Thank you! "
Víctor M. Gallardo replied to Jelma van Amersfoort's discussion Pierre Lagarde 1764 score"Hello Jelma!
Very rare document!
Do you think this Brunettes could be played without the harpsichord part?"
Shad Gregory replied to Víctor M. Gallardo's discussion Right hand pinky: go away tension!"I think Sor was a pinky "in-betweener", placing his pinky on the body when his hand moved from the standard position (that being m on the first string, i on the second string, thumb on the remaining four).
My guess would be that Sor would…"
James Edwards replied to Víctor M. Gallardo's discussion Right hand pinky: go away tension!"I can't speak to working with this issue on piano or PC keyboard, but with guitar I have a suggestion. For me the right hand little finger moves with and stays close to, touching in fact, the ring finger. If the little finger is…"
Víctor M. Gallardo posted a discussionRight hand pinky: go away tension!
Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this topic has been touched before but I'm having an issue with my right pinky. (For those who play without rest it on the soundboard) When I'm playing arpeggios (in particular pim, pimi) or scales, my pinky holds too much tension and becomes rigid sometimes extended, others flexed. Also when I move to the piano, and in fact, when typing on my PC keyboard happens, too. I'm very concerned because I believe it's giving me problems on accuracy and I feel very…See More
Víctor M. Gallardo replied to Víctor M. Gallardo's discussion Now without nails"Hi Jelma, thank you for the advice, I appreciate it and I will follow it. I'll be posting the news.Víctor."
Jelma van Amersfoort replied to Víctor M. Gallardo's discussion Now without nails"Hello Victor, I have played without nails for about 16 years now, after many years playing professionally with them. For me it took about a year to adjust. I find it is very important to find suitable strings, either gut or something like old-style…"
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Guitarrista clásico con un especial interés en la guitarra romántica y su música. México.
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