Re: Changing pick hold
There are various ways to hold a pick as exemplified by partners Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenburg. Mike holds a pick similar to Chris Thile. Caterina holds the pick in a very different way as do most European classical players. I think it is like everything else in the mandolin world: personal preference. Perhaps it would be good to look at more than one approach to holding a mandolin pick and choose what feels best. When I first picked up a mandolin I held the pick like CT and most American bluegrass players. When I started studying in earnest I changed (it took a LONG time) to the hold recommended by Caterina Lichtenburg. Now I find it very difficult to try to play with the traditional "bluegrass grip". It's really an individual thing to my mind.
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