Guys and Gals-

I'm young- 28 years old and I already have arthritis creeping into my left index finger (I first picked up a guitar when I was about 11). Funny, all that talk about difficulty playing "c" chords. That's exactly when it starts to act up- when I play country/blues music on the acoustic guitar and play lots of open chords, particularly "c".

I found a solution: Play slide guitar.

Tune to open E, pick up Allman Bros. Live at Fillmore East. Devote your life to learning to play like Duane. Hopefully that will keep me playing at full volume and pain free until something else kills me.

J