Fred Millers brought up a good point about muscle tension here. I used to get awful pains across my shoulders, until it was pointed out that I had a really terrible posture. Because the mandolin is such a small instrument it's easy to get into a bad habit of "crouching" over it. If you make a conscious effort to keep your back straight, and relax when you play, you avoid a lot of grief. Banjo,London
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