I had for a long time been trying to avoid plucking with my index finger because, well quite simply, the middle one sounds 1000% nicer. But when I'm playing any sort of fast or intricate passages, I can't avoid it, as thumb and middle finger alone just aren't going to cut it. I was experimenting recording my practice sessions, and I can't deny it - that one finger sounds awful. It sounds like I'm using a pick, and I cannot for the life of me create a pleasing "thunk" sound with it. Playing with my fingers is something I'm really attracted to in playing ukuleles, but due to a perhaps genetic anomaly, the ends of my pointer fingers (on both hands) are the ones least endowed with fat. In fact, there's no fleshy cushion there between skin and bone to speak of. So, my arpeggiated passages sound like "thunk, thunk, thunk, thwap!...." (for example). Short of plastic surgery, am I doomed to make this unmusical sound forever, or is there a natural way to improve the condition?
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