Comments - Hands up! - Classic-Banjo2024-03-28T08:23:33Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2667446%3ABlogPost%3A55519&xn_auth=noI've thought it over and here…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-04-05:2667446:Comment:556082012-04-05T14:23:02.194ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>I've thought it over and here's what I think. The guitar has a more strings than a banjo and therefore a wider fingerboard. The "extra" strings are thicker than banjo strings and therefore the spacing of guitar strings is often wider than on banjo. The bass strings are placed further from the ground and closer to the sky. To reach these strings one must hold the hand as you describe for guitarists. This especially happens when playing chords, since chords usually include strings 5 and or 6,…</p>
<p>I've thought it over and here's what I think. The guitar has a more strings than a banjo and therefore a wider fingerboard. The "extra" strings are thicker than banjo strings and therefore the spacing of guitar strings is often wider than on banjo. The bass strings are placed further from the ground and closer to the sky. To reach these strings one must hold the hand as you describe for guitarists. This especially happens when playing chords, since chords usually include strings 5 and or 6, the ones up in the air. But when a guitarist plays melodies on the treble strings the hand is necessarily as you describe for banjo position. Classic banjo was originally an adaptation of guitar technique to the banjo and was once called Guitar Style. That "guitar hands" do not slow down a player is evidenced by the existence of very fast guitarists all over the world.</p>