I'm 62 and left handed ,for many years i attempted to learn a righthanded 5 string banjo, all to no avail . Recently I picked up a cheap, Tanglewood ,lefthanded 5 string and am making yet another attempt to come to grips with playing . To help me I bought Happy Traum's beginners DVD and it's beginning to take shape, but very slowly. I find Happy's DVD very helpful ,But my old fingers ain't as supple as they used to be. But, hopefully persistance will pay off for me and for you too, if you stick at it.