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Fri May 12, 2006 8:29 amby Jure
When you play do you place thumb away from head example on open tone,muff,HT,slap,... or you use it. I think that most conga players are not using thumb when strike the head (open,muff,...).
What is your opinion???
BR
Jure
Edited By Jure on 1147422576
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Fri May 12, 2006 8:47 amby solo
hallo
yeah. you right. I never use my thumb either for open tone or muff
ade asmitha
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Fri May 12, 2006 9:11 amby Charangaman
Never thought about that, I guess not at all on Congas but on Bongo it is very important.
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Fri May 12, 2006 9:27 amby Jure
I use it because i think you can be faster and you have one tension less due to muscle that keeps thumb away!?
BR
Jure
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Fri May 12, 2006 11:58 amby Charangaman
I'm not sure if I'm consiously keeping the thumb away, it just sort of naturally hangs.
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Sat May 13, 2006 3:41 amby Master2987
I noticed that about myself. I tried using a rubber band to try keeping my thumb together to the rest of my hand without making any real effort. It kind of works if you practice like that long enough.
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Sat May 13, 2006 5:27 amby Bataboom
I do not use my thumb because with a tone stroke the joint bone in my thumb is right on the bearing edge. If I move up closer to the center then it would turn into a bass stroke its effortless for me to keep my thumbs out of the picture for tone strokes so thats the way its gonna stay :p bass and slaps is another story thumbs be jammin ! mon!
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Sat May 13, 2006 3:56 pmby bongoron
I ws goingtotry and notice this at last night's gig, and I forgot. I guess to me it doesn't matter, but I don't think I use it...can't picture what for except on a muted drop tone when the whole hand just sort of falls. I don't know if that counts as "use".
God bless!
-Ron