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February 1, 2007 | February Mandolin Sessions

New at the February issue of MandolinSessions.com, our article on Third Position Playing. For anyone seeking efficiency in closed position playing (think the horn keys, you jazzheads...), this is the place to be. Hovering your hand with the first finger on the 3rd (or 5th) fret opens up a world of ergonomic comfort, and we explain why.

Read article: Leading Off Third Base; The benefits of third position fingering

While you're there, check out some of the other great articles, including one by Wendy Anthony and one of our favorite innovative builders, Dale Ludewig. (We wanted to claim discovering Dale, but that might be a bit of a stretch...)

Website: Melbay's MandolinSessions

Posted by Ted at February 1, 2007 9:46 AM


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