I was GOING to put in a 'PS' to my thread, and didn't. Here it is now:

PS: I know that for some folk, namely Mbo and Rick, barre chords are not a problem. In fact they THRIVE on playing "F" and "Bb". I envy their handspan and tendon action, and I know Mbo is going to respond to my thread by saying "but how could barre chords hurt ANYONE's hands?? They're SO EASY!!"

:) Callie