holding with big hands
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 19:54
Good Afternoon Sir,
I am a fairly big man with even bigger hands, I've been playing randomly for a while but this is my first time taking it seriously. I watched the video on holdong the harmonica but my hands are too big to cup each other and the harmonica without any openings or gaps somewhere like it showed in the lesson, do you have any suggestions that may work for someone with bigger hands than normal like myself? Thank you in advance for your time.
Respectfully,
Cpl Joshua Nelson
Hello Cpl Nelson. Two ideas for you...
1) Make more of a C shape with your left hand, this will make room for your right hand
2) Try only holding it with your left, keeping your right hand flat (palm facing up).
Watch some YouTube videos of Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) and Big Walter Horton, they both have very large hands, this may give you some ideas.
Best of luck with this. You'll find something that works, experiment.