[LUTE] Re: Barring tips

2018-04-20 Thread Elliott Chapin
Try to avoid gripping, use arm weight. On 04/20/2018 04:47 PM, Christopher Wilke wrote: >My advice for barring would be to drink a lot of water beforehand, when >you're there and when you get home. > >It also helps to curve your finger - the arch shape is much stronger >than a

[LUTE] Re: Barring tips

2018-04-20 Thread Christopher Wilke
My advice for barring would be to drink a lot of water beforehand, when you're there and when you get home. It also helps to curve your finger - the arch shape is much stronger than a straight finger, meaning that you don't have to use as much muscular Force to press down. Also,

[LUTE] Re: Barring tips

2018-04-20 Thread Martin Shepherd
You might find my video useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC67RzwR_-g Hope it helps, Martin On 20/04/2018 22:21, Leonard Williams wrote: I'm looking for tips on barring--it's always been a weak point for me, particularly when a moving passage over a bar hits a barred note.

[LUTE] Barring tips

2018-04-20 Thread Leonard Williams
I'm looking for tips on barring--it's always been a weak point for me, particularly when a moving passage over a bar hits a barred note. This is espaecially so when the note is on a middle course. Would heavier frets - short of buzzing the strings -help? (currently using 1.1mm