Homeless, you've got Ray Frank and Frank Hamilton and some others teaching you here...it don't get much better than the Mudcat, let me tell you! But I would suggest that you might consider springing for at least one lesson with a good guitar teacher. He or she might be able to fix in six seconds a problem that's been bugging you for years. Or at least, point you in the direction of fixing it. I didn't see you listed in the profiles or locator pages. If you mention your general location, you're likely to find quite a few suggestions here for where to look. Generically, try a bulletin board at a local music store (especially one that specializes in acoustic instruments) or college, or look in your local newspaper or alternative weekly.

As far as the right arm problem, it may mean you're playing a guitar that's too big for you. If that's something you can't or don't want to change, then I'd go with padding. But what do I know? I'm only a doctor.

Hey, Ray, one of these years I'm going to get back to Harmony! Good to see you here again.

Aloha,
Mark