Pinkie
Pix -- Player's Eye View
In all of these pix, I am attempting to play a "D" note on
the "A" string using my fourth finger. I held the camera up close
to my eye to show approximately what it looks like to me.
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I
believe this is about right. The pinkie is a bit flatter than the
other three, but still somewhat arched.
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This
may be a bit better arched, or it might just be the slightly different
camera angle. |

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This
one is bad because I've collapsed my pinkie finger joint. But the
other three are fairly well arched, and the wrist is still
straight.
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THIS
ONE IS VERY VERY BAD!! I've folded my wrist under the violin neck
and collapsed ALL FOUR fingers. |