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Post by pete1951 on Nov 11, 2021 7:53:32 GMT
yup i can do fine and doesnt get tired .i have smallish hands and big reso necks so thumb behind doesnt work for me. As a ‘Thumb Behind’ player I would also find jono’s technique less ‘stable. Lowel George had a ‘thumb on the side of the neck’ way of playing, this ‘anchored ‘ the thumb when playing phrases. So you don’t have to keep behind the neck ( though I think it’s the easiest way to get where I want to go!) Pete The question is ‘does it work for you?’, if the answer is ‘yes’, then carry on .
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Post by Ian McWee on Nov 11, 2021 12:34:00 GMT
Indeed ~ all good comments here about the 'right & wrongs' of how a player is supposed to wear a slide!
There's not a lot I can add here that hasn't already been mentioned, but I always get asked the question of 'ring or little finger - which is correct'?
Simple answer is both work perfectly well and I've been up close with both ring-finger sliders (Michael; Mike Dowling; Robbie Mac etc.) and little (pinky finger) sliders (Steve James; Doug MacLeod etc.) along with many of the great players on the regular U.K scene who adapt their playing styles to suit whichever finger is preferred on which to wear their slide.
My only recommendation in the mix here is not to go with the current 'must have' trend of internally tapering slides which close-up on your fingertip - THE big selling point with other slide makers - because if you can't bend the slide finger inside any tube in a relaxed shape, your wrist and forearm tendons will really suffer after a couple hours of playing 😉
Slide On!
The Flaschenmeister...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2021 14:34:11 GMT
Thanks for some amazing posts! You can learn a lot from this forum.
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Post by lonelyjelly on Nov 11, 2021 17:33:00 GMT
Indeed ~ all good comments here about the 'right & wrongs' of how a player is supposed to wear a slide! There's not a lot I can add here that hasn't already been mentioned, but I always get asked the question of 'ring or little finger - which is correct'? Simple answer is both work perfectly well and I've been up close with both ring-finger sliders (Michael; Mike Dowling; Robbie Mac etc.) and little (pinky finger) sliders (Steve James; Doug MacLeod etc.) along with many of the great players on the regular U.K scene who adapt their playing styles to suit whichever finger is preferred on which to wear their slide. My only recommendation in the mix here is not to go with the current 'must have' trend of internally tapering slides which close-up on your fingertip - THE big selling point with other slide makers - because if you can't bend the slide finger inside any tube in a relaxed shape, your wrist and forearm tendons will really suffer after a couple hours of playing 😉 Slide On! The Flaschenmeister... Don't the much coveted pre-73 Mateus bottlenecks taper internally from around 18.5 down to 16.5ish though? Maybe a 1 degree taper is ok... 🤔
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Post by tokyo on Nov 11, 2021 18:00:59 GMT
Heres a batch I worked on a while ago all wine bottles single and double cuts ...note the Jubilee clip on one of them I use that as a guide for the second cut,None of these have the final 1200 grit polish,I have found lately that certain brands of prosecco bottles are really good as the glass is thicker around 6mm prob due to internal pressure ,I have made myself a few of these and love them.OOPs 2 pics sorry
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Post by Ian McWee on Nov 11, 2021 22:06:55 GMT
Indeed ~ all good comments here about the 'right & wrongs' of how a player is supposed to wear a slide! There's not a lot I can add here that hasn't already been mentioned, but I always get asked the question of 'ring or little finger - which is correct'? Simple answer is both work perfectly well and I've been up close with both ring-finger sliders (Michael; Mike Dowling; Robbie Mac etc.) and little (pinky finger) sliders (Steve James; Doug MacLeod etc.) along with many of the great players on the regular U.K scene who adapt their playing styles to suit whichever finger is preferred on which to wear their slide. My only recommendation in the mix here is not to go with the current 'must have' trend of internally tapering slides which close-up on your fingertip - THE big selling point with other slide makers - because if you can't bend the slide finger inside any tube in a relaxed shape, your wrist and forearm tendons will really suffer after a couple hours of playing 😉 Slide On! The Flaschenmeister... Don't the much coveted pre-73 Mateus bottlenecks taper internally from around 18.5 down to 16.5ish though? Maybe a 1 degree taper is ok... 🤔 Without posting the diagram we use to explain the internally tapering shape, those pre-73 Mateus Rosé bottles have straight internal walls up to the final 5mm of the neck length where the wall thickens internally to allow for the lip section ~ the internally-tapering tubes we always try & steer clear of have no parallel inside wall - the taper begins from the centre of the tube, thickening up to the tip 😉 Slide On! The Flaschenmeister.
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Post by lonelyjelly on Nov 11, 2021 23:57:31 GMT
Don't the much coveted pre-73 Mateus bottlenecks taper internally from around 18.5 down to 16.5ish though? Maybe a 1 degree taper is ok... 🤔 Without posting the diagram we use to explain the internally tapering shape, those pre-73 Mateus Rosé bottles have straight internal walls up to the final 5mm of the neck length where the wall thickens internally to allow for the lip section ~ the internally-tapering tubes we always try & steer clear of have no parallel inside wall - the taper begins from the centre of the tube, thickening up to the tip 😉 Slide On! The Flaschenmeister. That makes sense.
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