guitbox -> RE: RH Technique | Focal Dystonia | Slow Motion Videos | More (Apr. 26 2017 13:42:44)
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I never said the middle knuckle (proximal interphalangeal joint or PIP) was "driving the stroke", I'm sorry, but you are misinterpreting what I said. I said the middle joint is responsible for releasing the string and depending on whether we're talking about a free stroke or a rest stroke, the amount of tip joint collapse has an affect on the amount of tip joint flexion that occurs as well. The tip, once fully collapsed, can also add to the release of the string in the form of flexion. Of course the power of the main knuckle joint (metacarpo phalangeal joint or MCP) is hugely important. It's important in classical guitar, but clearly we can see flamenco players use it to a large extent in picado. But that pre-pluck force (no matter how strong it is) is not the thing that releases the string. If you put up a waveform visual representation of the sound of notes being plucked and synced it with video, the largest amplitude on the waveform would be exactly in line with the middle/tip flexion and the large knuckle is changing directions at that moment. For arpeggio playing the middle joint is even more active and the plucking from the MCP actually has a component of pulling upward (MCP is extending during the release) I've encounter many concert guitarists who say they play one way with the fingers and the video evidence shows they don't really know what their fingers are doing exactly. They feel the knuckle joint as pushing through the string at the moment the string is sounded, but what I believe they are really feeling is the knuckle relaxing. It may be different for some flamenco players who play a really hard rest stroke, but not all. Look, we can continue this alpha male, crap flinging stuff if you want. You can tell me I'm wrong and off topic and tell me how this has already been talked about, and I can give you a rebuttal to your argument, but why not try another collaborative approach to this argument? I've watched your videos and you are an amazing flamenco guitarist, I have huge respect for your abilities. I'm interested in flamenco, but I'm more of a classical guitarist and I am recovering from dystonia so my playing is not consistent and not of the quality to be worth posting videos. Since a picture paints a thousand words, then a video must paint 10,000 words, why not post a closeup video of your hand so we can see for ourselves and slow it down and analyze what the joints are doing in slow motion? If you could post a short clip from just a foot away that is of the side of the hand and demonstrate picado, arpeggios, alternation free strokes, tremolo., I'm sure this would spark some very interesting conversation and help a lot of struggling guitarists. If, for some reason what we see in the video is different than what you say you are doing, then you'll be able to directly explain why seeing is not believing. What do you say Ricardo, would you be willing to help out this discussion and post a video like this?
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