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I’m saying it doesn’t work well for me on some songs, including the one I’m working on right now. There aren’t any one size fits all solutions to steel-string acoustic guitar playing.
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To play "western style" i.e. with the waist of the guitar on you right thigh - your thigh needs to be parallel with the floor.
The only thing to hold the guitar in place is the inside of your picking arms' elbow (that part of the body with no name!) which should "hold" the upper front part of the lower bout. You can't play properly if you feel the need to hold the guitar with your fretting hand. this might help :
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I think that for classical guitar the guitar rests mainly on the fretting side leg i.e. the LEFT leg. Problem may be you try a classical position where the neck points up on right leg. If you have steel string guitar that rests on right leg it may be more stable when neck is almost parallel to the floor.
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I use a NeckUP (leather strap/lift) because I'm not trying to keep myself nor the guitar steady when I play. I move around. I just need to keep the guitar under control. It's stable, and my hands are not becoming erratic, nor losing contact with the instrument (unless I choose). Even when I wear a strap, I'm not static. I move then too. And the guitar is still under my control. Nothing more unemotionally boring visually than a non-moving player. At a guitar gathering we attended, this guy played for nearly an hour and he was not rock steady, but his playing was rock-solid. He was using a more elaborate lift (had to carry it separately) and I chatted with him. He feels it's indispensable to his style. My NeckUP in action… His playing (and the music) had life! I use the NeckUP lift on my right knee, and it keeps the guitar stable, and under control, yet allows me to move around as I play. I appreciate playing with both feet flat on the floor.
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Hi Derek…
There probably isn't a one-size-solves-all, but the NeckUP for me keeps my hand in a great spot for fretting. It doesn't 'throw' anything. A NeckUP (or any well made lift) gives players positioning options. It is highly adjustable, works on either knee, for guitars with or without end pins, and packs down under the headstock in my cases. |
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I've been using NeckUP lifts since 2005 on all my guitars, and I'm using right knee with the headstock elevated to at least chin high. My position is nowhere near classical using them. And they keep my hands (I use both when I play) in proper position throughout the length of the fingerboard, and properly positioned and angled over the soundhole without cranking or angling my right wrist. I have friends who use a NeckUP on the left knee who do play classical, and they achieve their optimal position using a NeckUP. It's not a one-trick-pony. |
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