Re: Left hand position
I think whether guitar, mandolin, whatever the thing that's easiest on our wrist and hand is to keep the back of the hand more toward a neutral position than bent one way or another. That said, there are certain things you play that need you to flex that left wrist a bit so you gotta do what you gotta do. But a lot of the time you can keep it pretty close to straight and that's a good thing.
The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his lips puckered,
afraid to swallow.
--"The First" by Wendell Berry
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