tm3
Well-known member
I've always been intrigued by players who hold the uke strapless and whale away on it as I don't understand how they do it without turning the uke into a projectile.
Yesterday I read a tip on how to do it. Anchor the butt (base?) of the uke on the bicep, lay the forearm on the soundboard under the strings, and strum where the fingers rest over the neck.
Sure enough, this seems to give the most stable strapless hold that I've tried. But here is my question. In this position, my index finger is around the 6th fret. If the fretting hand goes up the neck we are going to have a collision. So do you bend the wrist 90 degrees to get the strumming finger closer to where the neck meets the body? That feels like an awfully cramped position for finger picking, for those who graduate to that level.
Yesterday I read a tip on how to do it. Anchor the butt (base?) of the uke on the bicep, lay the forearm on the soundboard under the strings, and strum where the fingers rest over the neck.
Sure enough, this seems to give the most stable strapless hold that I've tried. But here is my question. In this position, my index finger is around the 6th fret. If the fretting hand goes up the neck we are going to have a collision. So do you bend the wrist 90 degrees to get the strumming finger closer to where the neck meets the body? That feels like an awfully cramped position for finger picking, for those who graduate to that level.