Re: thumb rest

Sorry, it must have been someone else that was talking about fretting
with the thumb.

Never mind.

"Noah Roberts" <nroberts@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> Chuck Smith wrote:
> > Is there any way you could further illustrate this? I can't imagine
> > how you can fret with your thumb and still have a straight wrist,
> > unless you have a very long thumb.
>
> I wasn't talking about fretting with my thumb I was talking about where
> I put it. I rarely use it to fret. I can catch the E string with my
> thumb without reaching far, but it isn't a good fret and I wouldn't
> recommend it necissarily. I can also mute. I don't know that I have a
> long thumb or not.
>


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