I agree that applying the cotton (and rosin) are the essential skills for anyone learning to play, and that help from someone who knows how is better than trying to learn from written instructions or a video. However, if you read the information on the web and in the books, and watch the videos, you can learn this by yourself. You have to be prepared to practice it by doing it over and over.
Start with a single string and apply the cotton. If it sounds bad, and there is anything more than just enough cotton to cover the part of the string on the wheel, remove some of it. If it still sounds bad, remove it all and start again. Repeat this until it doesn’t sound bad. You won’t have achieved the best cottoning you’ll ever do, but you will have a beginning basis from which to work. Of course having someone show you how, and then watching what you are doing(and have done) and commenting on it can make the learning process happen more quickly. But you still have to do it yourself until you get it, if not right, then at least not wrong. And from there, the more you do it, the closer you will approach getting it right in a consistent fashion. cheers, Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
