Re: Proper pick grip
Andy - The way you hold your pick as in your last post,is the way i hold mine. I hold it pretty firmly,but not too tight & i always have a limp wrist ( no comments please !). The Chris Thile DVD was the one i bought within the first week of owning a mandolin - it was the only tuition DVD for mandolin in the store. It's too advanced for beginners,but it does have many useful bits, even for a beginner,but,not all with suit you & they didn't suit me. It's the old story,use what you can & forget the rest.
My own pick problem at the start,was keeping the pick between my fingers at all,but over time i managed it. I do rest my hand on the saddle - very lightly. The amount of extra down pressure must be zero compared to what's already there, & i notice no change in tone over picking the strings when i'm playing 'chop chords' when i don't rest my hand.
It all takes time & practice & you'll get there as we all did - eventually ,
Ivan
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