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Thread #138187 Message #3162143
Posted By: Roger the Skiffler
29-May-11 - 11:17 AM
Thread Name: Long little finger, a musical advantage?
Subject: Long little finger, a musical advantage?
Another daft question! I've observed that several guitarists and saxaphone players seem to have a little finger that is almost the same length as the ring finger.As mine doesn't come up to the last joint of my ring finger I like to think that's why I am a musical klutz. Is having a long pinkie an advantage to a reeds and string player, or even a keyboard player?
RtS (who's obviously just had a long boozy Sunday lunch listening to an excellent singer [Lee Gibson] accompanied by sax & flute player Andy Panayi -all his fingers seem the same length! BTW, the owner of the venue agreed with 'er indoors that he sees more of me than she does- I'm only going 3 more times this week, then off abroad for 3 weeks)