Hey folks. I've been playing mandolin for less than two months now, however I've had to put it down for awhile due to having a lot of pain in my left hand. I am using the proper fingering position here on the left:
https://i.imgur.com/I5axuln.jpg
I also make sure that my wrist is straight and that my fingers curl over the fret board with my thumb on top to create a bit of leverage. Here is the reference I used (also worth noting that David's intro series is fantastic and I've been having a lot of fun with it):
https://youtu.be/DvDDGN1h36s?t=578
However, I can barely play 5 minutes without extreme pain in the knuckle under my left index finger. Here is a photo of another player who looks to have had the same pain area:
https://i.imgur.com/05D4P0w.jpg
So my question is, should I be laying the neck of the mandolin atop of that knuckle? Is there something else going on here? I really love playing the mandolin but I feel that there has to be something wrong on my part for me to be in such pain just playing for a few minutes. Any feedback would be appreciated!
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