Recent content by jack_GVR

pinky finger use Play scales with ring and pinky, that'll get 'em rewired. Don't expect to be fast, but it will strengthen that whole side of the hand. Also do lots of rasgueos: downstroke c-a-m-i with variations. I use the pinky in lots of arpeggios. I use it when a single note on the high...

how many fingers? Thumb and 4 fingers! (Not 43 though.) IMHO... Don't put the pinky down on the soundboard if you want to develop an efficient rh technique. Not only is the pinky wasted then but the ring finger is seriously inhibited too. I suppose there are a few of you guys who don't use...

software for chords Hi Robert, I have used MusEdit (musedit.com) for many years. It has its quirks, but it's a very guitar friendly program. It does great chord diagrams and you can customize them and export them as either low or high resolution .png files which any web browser will read. The...

Hi Jim, The Soloette makes a lot of people happy. It's basically a guitar neck with a couple of removal aluminum curved side pieces that make a guitar shape. You play it through an ear phone, and you used to be able to carry it on the plane - since things have gotten pretty wierd since 9-11, I...