Best posture for piano layout?

[Carsten Nørgaard]

Hi everyone :)

What is the best arm posture for playing a piano layout on accordion?
I see people with a very stretched out arm, while others play with a
bent wrist.

Playing it bent works well for simple stuff, but ultimately feels
potentially harmful. On the other hand, keeping the arm stretched out
in a very angular setting seems unusual and heavy (though this
described heaviness might be because I'm suffering from pneumonia
these days, season's greetings!).

Any PA'er got some advice to me here? Just talking the right-hand
posture. THANKS and merry christmas! :)

[David Kastrup]

Carsten N�rgaard <necr...@gmail.com> writes:

> What is the best arm posture for playing a piano layout on accordion?
> I see people with a very stretched out arm, while others play with a
> bent wrist.
>
> Playing it bent works well for simple stuff, but ultimately feels
> potentially harmful.

Can be heavy on the tendons.

> On the other hand, keeping the arm stretched out in a very angular
> setting seems unusual and heavy (though this described heaviness might
> be because I'm suffering from pneumonia these days, season's
> greetings!).
>
> Any PA'er got some advice to me here? Just talking the right-hand
> posture. THANKS and merry christmas! :)

Well, I am button player, but things are not that different I guess.
"Natural" cuts it: you should not have sinews/tendons/muscles/joints
impeded. That may mean that as your strength grows, positions can
evolve.

--
David Kastrup