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Old 10-08-2015, 07:35 PM
shekie shekie is offline
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Finally had some time to watch Larry's videos, they were most informative. Three things I learned tonight:

1. Placing the first finger somewhat diagonally across instead of perpendicular to the fret.

2. The first finger is pressed down from the side, not directly from the fleshy center.

3. The thumb is pressed against the neck slightly behind the first finger, not directly opposite.

Thank you, Larry!

I also misspoke in my initial post that playing the shorter scale Martin was no easier than the longer scale Taylor. I practiced barre chords this evening on the Martin, and it really is easier on the shorter scale. I'm still lousy, but somewhat less lousy on the Martin. The action is actually slightly higher on the Martin and the nut width is the same on both, but as SFCRetired and Marshall suggested, it was easier on the shorter scale.

Thank you to all who took the time to respond!
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