Marion, (Librarion?)

After I ran my left hand through a table saw and had the odd finger reattached I despared at ever playing again. And there are those that twelve years later say I never have. I used the Auto harp for continuous therapy on the fingers and I maintain that the autoharp is the only reason I can play now. Tendonitis is a diferent deal tho'. The auto harp will require you to bend your wrist in a very srenuous effort and whil;e you may not be troubled with tendonitis of the elbow you will likely met his good friend Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I still try the A'Harp but I'd play it on my lap. THe second choice for me would be a Lap Dulcimer with a noter. Definately a four or more string instrument. I like George Orthey's Dulcimers a lot.

Guitar player magazine ran an article on this very subject about the time of my injury and they kindly sent me a photo copy of the article from their archive. Its long gone now but give them a call, ya never know.

I would look into physical Therapy for your RMI (Repetative Motion Injury). With deep massage and proper PT you can live with tendonitis. I do.

Don