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Old 12-11-2006, 12:22 AM
trion12 trion12 is offline
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What I have found with a Martin V neck on an OMC-28 LJ (after 28 years with a C neck on a D35 and having owned a Taylor 714) is that it is extremely comfortable but may require some alteration to your left hand technique.
For many years I played with a typical classical left hand position with the thumb behind the middle of the neck.
I find with a V neck that a more comfortable position is to slide the thumb up a little higher (towards the fingerboard) so that the thumb is no longer right behind the middle of the neck and the V fits kind of ergonomically in the cup between the thumb and forefinger.
The V neck is now my favored shape.

Aaron
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