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What can be done about bruising on the index finger?

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Loosen up your grip -- bruising is usually caused by holding the spoons too tightly. Don't keep your hands so loose that the spoons fly off, though.

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Watching the Spoon Lady, she used some kind of grease. What is it? Is it to amplify the volume and/or improve the tone quality?

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The grease allows her to roll the spoons without them having too much friction and slowing down the rhythm.

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Are wooden spoons good for this purpose?

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You can use wooden spoons and they have a different sound, but master the metal ones first. Dessert spoons or soup spoons are best. You will find that the handle shape is critical to maintaining a proper grip on the spoons and that is the problem with wooden ones. The pictures above show the wide round ended handle type that works best, and that is harder to find on wooden ones.

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Can this be done with 1 spoon?

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No. To properly play the spoons, you will need two.

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Can I use plastic spoons?

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Plastic spoons don't create as much sound as metal spoons. Stick to metal spoons of different sizes.

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How long does it usually take to fully learn how to play the spoons?

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It can take about 2 weeks to really get a good sound. But for everyone it is different. So just try and practice as often as you can.

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