Alternate fingering...AGAIN ! - Classic-Banjo2024-03-28T15:16:16Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/alternate-fingering-again?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBickford ' secret wasn ' t t…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-04-08:2667446:Comment:1358552019-04-08T15:06:07.743Zmarc dalmassohttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/marcdalmasso
<p>Bickford ' secret wasn ' t the fingering , but the strings he used to put on his banjo ; they look like the ones used on a U- Bass …….. he had an explosive ' sound …………….<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799667188?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799667188?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
<p>Bickford ' secret wasn ' t the fingering , but the strings he used to put on his banjo ; they look like the ones used on a U- Bass …….. he had an explosive ' sound …………….<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799667188?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799667188?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p> I use whatever is the most co…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-04-08:2667446:Comment:1359562019-04-08T14:54:55.455ZRob Murchhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/RobMurch
I use whatever is the most comfortable. Sometimes my porky fingers don’t like thumb and index so I use thumb and middle finger..
I use whatever is the most comfortable. Sometimes my porky fingers don’t like thumb and index so I use thumb and middle finger.. Whoops, that's not what I mea…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-04-08:2667446:Comment:1358542019-04-08T03:17:36.494ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>Whoops, that's not what I meant. I meant for starting with the index (for not starting with the thumb). <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jody Stecher said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/alternate-fingering-again?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A135851&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment135851"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Bickford was a sensible man when it came to playing string instruments. This is the first sensible explanation I have heard for…</p>
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<p>Whoops, that's not what I meant. I meant for starting with the index (for not starting with the thumb). <br/> <br/> <cite>Jody Stecher said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/alternate-fingering-again?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A135851&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment135851"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Bickford was a sensible man when it came to playing string instruments. This is the first sensible explanation I have heard for starting with the thumb on open C. To me it seemed like yet another Rule Not To Be Questioned. </p>
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</blockquote> Bickford was a sensible man w…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-04-08:2667446:Comment:1358512019-04-08T01:42:02.285ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>Bickford was a sensible man when it came to playing string instruments. This is the first sensible explanation I have heard for starting with the thumb on open C. To me it seemed like yet another Rule Not To Be Questioned. </p>
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<p>Bickford was a sensible man when it came to playing string instruments. This is the first sensible explanation I have heard for starting with the thumb on open C. To me it seemed like yet another Rule Not To Be Questioned. </p>
<p></p> I find myself alternating thu…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-04-07:2667446:Comment:1359532019-04-07T22:49:41.622ZRob MacKillophttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/RobMacKillop
<p>I find myself alternating thumb and index on scale runs, even on the first string, and I was gratified to read elsewhere (an old BMG article) that Joe Morley does the same, with the occasional use of the middle finger when necessary, i.e. when the thumb has to play the fifth string, returning to thumb/index asap. But, some people find that really strange on anything other than the 4th string, and prefer alternating index and middle after that. Whatever gets the job done. But when playing…</p>
<p>I find myself alternating thumb and index on scale runs, even on the first string, and I was gratified to read elsewhere (an old BMG article) that Joe Morley does the same, with the occasional use of the middle finger when necessary, i.e. when the thumb has to play the fifth string, returning to thumb/index asap. But, some people find that really strange on anything other than the 4th string, and prefer alternating index and middle after that. Whatever gets the job done. But when playing slower music, I often find myself repeating, say, the index finger, or middle. </p>
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<p>As fingerstyle playing on the banjo developed in 19th century, there were a number of alternatives discussed, with Converse even suggesting all four fingers and thumb...</p>