McCall
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Hello, I’m not sure if anyone would be able to answer this question, but I thought I’d give it a try.
When I play my soprano, I’ve always sat down and used my strumming forearm to pin the uke against my chest. But lately I’ve seen some videos of professional level uke players sometimes sitting down and resting a soprano sized uke on top of their thigh. Resting the uke on top of my thigh is how I’ve always held my tenor and it’s perfectly comfortable. But I’ve tried holding my soprano this way and while it gives me a lot of stability, it also very quickly gives me wrist and back pain. The pain obviously has to do with straining to reach down low enough to strum and fret the small soprano while it’s so low in my lap, because like I said holding my larger tenor this way is perfectly comfortable.
How can I rest the soprano on my thigh like this without straining down to reach it? Or is it just that my particular body shape/size just won’t allow me to be comfortable holding a soprano this way?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!
When I play my soprano, I’ve always sat down and used my strumming forearm to pin the uke against my chest. But lately I’ve seen some videos of professional level uke players sometimes sitting down and resting a soprano sized uke on top of their thigh. Resting the uke on top of my thigh is how I’ve always held my tenor and it’s perfectly comfortable. But I’ve tried holding my soprano this way and while it gives me a lot of stability, it also very quickly gives me wrist and back pain. The pain obviously has to do with straining to reach down low enough to strum and fret the small soprano while it’s so low in my lap, because like I said holding my larger tenor this way is perfectly comfortable.
How can I rest the soprano on my thigh like this without straining down to reach it? Or is it just that my particular body shape/size just won’t allow me to be comfortable holding a soprano this way?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!
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