Re: Right Hand Planting vs. Free Floating
Playing banjo,it's fairly usual to 'plant' your pinky,or as some pickers do,your pinky + third fingers. Try as i may,i can NOT do that when using a pick on either a guitar or mandolin. My fingers seem to be as per.the Chris Thile photo ie.thumb & first finger gripping the pick & the other fingers left to their own devices & relaxing. I will say that my pinky is nowhere near the mandolin top. CT seems to be resting the edge of his hand lightly on the bridge as i also do.
From banjoboy - " I have pick accuracy with my current technique, and I feel relaxed.". It seems to me that you've got all you need right there !!,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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