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| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Re: New guy with question | | Date: | , November 23, 2007 22:56:25 (+0100) | | From: | tower.op <tower.op @.......net>
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Jim,
I am the farthest from an expert, but have my finger picks curved upward from
the strap part of the picks until the tips are almost at the ends of my
fingrnails. In other words, as far as they reach. This was per the instruction
of a well-known steel player I had a few lessons from 50 years ago. He is Mr.
Smooth on a steel and is still around making music.
BTW, Jim Heffernan says to rotate the picks slightly around the axis of your
fingers so they will hit the strings at more of a right angle.
Steve Bartlett
medical35@yahoo.com wrote:
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> Hello all,
> I'm new here and want to introduce myself. My name is Jim
Martin and I live in Murfreesboro, TN. which is near Nashville, TN.
> ...
> How long should the ends of the metal picks stick out from your
finger tips? How should they be shaped? Should the tips also be twisted
at an angle so they hit the strings flat faced? Mine seem to glance off
at an angle which means I can't feel the strings to well and lose contact
with them.
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