On Jul 12, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Herbert Ward wrote:
Some people have fingers that bend backwards somewhat at the last joint.Is this helpful for lute playing?
Definitely, if it is the first finger of the fretting hand. It makes it easier to play Eb chords in the first position with an open G string.
Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
