SmokeJS
137 posts
Jul 31, 2013
9:36 AM
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Mojokane recently posted a Big Walter video. The camera angles of Big Walter's playing aren't ideal for analyzing his style but at one point I noticed his left index finger to be bent instead of lying flat across the top of the harp. Later I happened to be watching a Joe Filisko video on the pay David Barrett site. Joe recommends a new left hand approach that reminded me quite a bit of what I thought Big Walter was doing. The index finger is bent 90 degrees meaning there's a lot less harp in the left hand and much more room for the right hand. Is anyone out there using a similar technique?
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barbequebob
2312 posts
Jul 31, 2013
10:01 AM
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Big Walter, who I saw personally many times during the 70's, had very large hands and his fingers were very long and for some players, it may be harder to do if you have small hands and/or short fingers.
However, much of this really has more to do with comfort than anything else. I do grip it somewhat, but not exactly like that.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
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528hemi
412 posts
Oct 23, 2013
6:02 PM
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Just came across this vintage youtube
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tmf714
2124 posts
Oct 23, 2013
6:37 PM
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Butter played it "lefty" as well-check it out-
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barbequebob
2358 posts
Oct 24, 2013
10:21 AM
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BW was a right handed player but he used his hands a lot in shaping his sounds regardless if he was playing amplified or acosutic.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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