Position of right hand

Wolfi59

Hi,

I´m using Michael`s Gypsy Picking book and have some problems with positioning my right hand at the correct place. I´m relatively tall and have a long forearm. My problem is, that my hand with the pick is always over the O-hole (and not between bridge and O-hole) when holding the guitar as shown in the pics in Michael´s book. Even when I bend my wrist to an angle as shown in the photos. I think this is, because my forearm is relatively long. When I position the hand correctly between bridge and O-hole, my upper arm can not correctly "hold" the guitar in place. I hope, it becomes clear what I mean.

Do you think, that a Selmer-style guitar with a bigger body could help? Presently my main guitar is a Saga Gitane DG-300.

Thanks,
Wolfgang

MichaelHorowitz

Hi Wolfgang,

I used to have that same problem...I'm fairly tall as well. The guitar in the Gypsy Picking book photos is fairly small. I was still able to get the right position by sliding my forearm back a little. So the bout of the guitar was making contact a few inches in from my elbow.

I now have a much bigger Favino guitar. My arm now makes contact with the guitar right below the elbow.

I hope that helps,

-Michael

Wolfi59

Hi Michael,

thanks for your answer and for proving my assumption. It´s exactly like you said - if I slide my forarm back, it "fits" - but than everything becomes a little bit...lets say..."unstable" for me. Did you know, what makers (besides of Favino) make bigger bodies? As I cannot afford a Favino, I lwant to look for alternatives.

Thanks,
Wolfgang

MichaelHorowitz

The Favino style guitar is very trendy and many luthiers make copies. The Dell Arte Homage is quickly becoming a classic. It has the traditional Favino sound for a good price.

DELL'ARTE
D-HOLE HOMAGE GUITAR WITH CASE

The 3 of the new Music Link/Dell Arte models are Favino style guitars with big bodies. These are the only Favino style guitars I know of in the $1000 and below price range.

DELL'ARTE
ROBIN NOLAN (FAVINO STYLE) GUITAR







DELLARTE
ANGELO DEBARRE (FAVINO STYLE) GUITAR







DELL'ARTE
HOMAGE (FAVINO STYLE) GUITAR

Busatos also have big bodies...but those are very expensive now. I can't think of any other makers that produce a guitar with larger proportions. If anyone else knows of one please let us know...