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Thread #12106 Message #93449
Posted By: CarlZen
08-Jul-99 - 03:07 PM
Thread Name: How do I make music without my left hand?
Subject: RE: How do I make music without my left hand?
A friend of mine who is a wood worker once ran his fingers through a circular saw. They didn't go all the way through and he grabbed fingers and hand and went to the ER and was airlifted to San Francisco for special surgery. The fingers were sewn on after extensive work on his nerves. He still has trouble playing the guitar because his left hand is numb. He took up the dobro. He only needs to hold a bar, and finds that that does not interfere with his healing process. I don't know how this would relate to tendinitis, but you may want to try it. Also, if you visit David Grisman's site, DAWGNET, he has a discussion of his problems with tendinitis and how he dealt with it and what he does now to prevent it from recurring.