Re: Holding a bowlback mandolin
Said rotation happens --my impression, at least-- when your right forearm rests high-ish on the bowl, thereby causing it to "roll" underneath the arm. Without being ANY "authority" on the matter whatsoever, I rather keep my forearm more or less over the tailpiece, so that it is roughly in the middle of the instrument, and therefore causes of course no such rotation. But some very good players use the former "type" of posture, and still play brilliantly, so there must clearly be a way (e.g. chamois) to prevent the slippage.
Cheers,
Victor
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