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   Ed Edelenbos to bornfeldmung@dentaltwins.com   
   Re: A typical flatpicker remark and two    
   24 Sep 05 11:04:37   
   
   XPost: rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic   
   From: eded@spameasy.net   
      
   "Mark & Steven Bornfeld"  wrote in message   
   news:ULdZe.3933$L15.3678@trndny01...   
   > jgoska wrote:   
   >   
   >   The other   
   >> problem is that flatpicking uses two symbols, one of which looks like a   
   >> "V" and the other looks something like a table.  The magazine explains   
   >> that the table means stroke down and the V means stroke up, but its the   
   >> old problem on the guitar, if you stroke down physically (towards your   
   >> leg), you are stroking up musically (towards the high strings), and if   
   >> you stroke down musically (towards the low strings) you are stroking up   
   >> physically (towards your chin), so I am stumped again, and I am afraid   
   >> that I might be playing these tunes upside down.  Any help would be   
   >> appreciated.  Thank you.   
   >   
   > Just make those strokes steady.  oh, Oh....OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!   
   >   
   > Steve   
   >>   
   >   
      
   Uh, Steve...  um...  you ought to get out a little more.  Just a suggestion.   
   (grin)   
      
   Ed   
      
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