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THE EASTERN RIGHT HAND

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Submitted: Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 8:51am

MORENO WINTERSTEIN

European gypsies carry on the fantastically powerful eastern right hand tradition in guitar playing.

Here is an example of the Manouche picking technique, by the legendary french Manouche guitarist Moreno Winterstein which is the same right hand as the Oud players and Sarod players of centuries past and to this day as well.

Note the completely free arm, with no touching at the bridge. Of course gypsy  jazz Manouche players don't' have to mute strings with the western hand position used  for electric distortion, Al Di Meola style or as Allan Holdsworth or  as used by any great rock player like Eric Clapton  or Steve Vai.

Jimi Hendrix used the Manouche hand as well on electric , mixed with the western muting hand as evidenced by the Live at Woodstock DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBiXxbVS-fc

Instruments: 

Guitar, Electric Guitar, ACOUSTIC GUITAR GYPSY GUITAR, OUD. SAROD.

Music Genres: 

GYPSY JAZZ, INDIAN CLASSICAL, NORTH AFRICAN.