Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Angeline the Baker (Jam)

Here’s one more jam from a few weeks ago!

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Very cool!!

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Yes cool!

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Love that song, the sound is great I liked the bow at the start, but holy smoke, M&M, your right hand is looking awesome! Loose as a goose and accurate!

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loose as goose… lol…

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Dude, thanks so much! I’ve been slightly modifying my RH position. I used to rest almost exclusively on the pads of my fingers (like with banjo), but now I’m to curving the fingers more, with the nails sometimes touching the pickguard. The result has been less tension and better tone in my picking. My pick’s neutral position is closer down to the strings now, so it eliminates some of the strain I used to create by having to reach toward the strings with my thumb and forefinger. Now, the plane is straighter and my right hand feels more elegant. I knew Tony rested his fingers but couldn’t figure out why my hand looked a lot different than his, so I literally stood in front of a mirror for like an hour experimenting with the hand position, trying to get it to look as close as possible :sweat_smile: (It’s the kind of stuff we joke about but I actually did it). Given it’s a small change, I think sometimes I unconsciously revert to the more standing-up finger positions, so I still have a while to go before I solidify the habit. But I’m making progress!

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Great job, enjoyed listening to this very much. Thank You.

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