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Which finger do noted clawhammer players use?

Saturday, October 27, 2007

INDEX FINGER:

Wade Ward, Dix Freeman, Kyle Creed, Fred Cockerham, Riley Baugus, Dirk Powell, Adam Hurt, Bob Carlin, Isaac Enloe, Nancy Sluys, Gordy Hinners, Whit Meade, Dwight Diller, Richie Stearns, Clarence Ashley, Art Rosenbaum, Dick Weissman, George R. Gibson, David Holt, Adam Hurt, Dan Gellert

MIDDLE FINGER:

Frank Lee, Dan Levenson, Ken Perlman, Grandpa Jones, Ralph Stanley, Leroy Troy, Walt Koken, Phillip Steinmetz,
R.D. Lunceford

BOTH: (Middle on first string, index on other strings)

Tommy Jarrell, Kirk Sutphin, Joe Newberry, John Herrmann, Bosco Takaki, Gail Gillespie (two fingers together), Donald Zepp

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I have played the 5-string since 1958 and played fiddle since 1941. I used to emcee festivals and I got to know and jam with many legends.

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