Re: Left Hand Strength For Female Mandolin Players?
My hand strength came mostly through playing the instrument an hour or so a day. I had been a woodwind player (flute and recorder) with a little piano thrown in, and the mando was my first fretted instrument. I just played it every day and over time the muscles (eventually) got used to the action. I play Celtic so I don't do chords (or only two-finger chords and then only rarely), so movement is more important to me than banging. I wish I knew some shortcuts to tell you; I guess the only advice I have is practice and patience.
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