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Originally Posted by Punk.of.Ages
I've only ever seen Jeff Healy in videos and I don't know much about the guy. He plays his guitar with it laying in his lap and he doesn't hold the frets, he runs his hand across the board (if that makes any sense).
As fas as why he plays that way, I don't know for sure but I'll take yet another stab in the dark and guess that he's blind, and that ways easier for him.
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He was blind, but what I heard is that he played that way because when he started on guitar he was so young that his arms were too short to do it the normal way. You're right about his technique, though. It was truly one of a kind.
Your question.
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