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tazzy77
January 17th, 2001, 07:50 AM
Hello all i'm 35yrs old and just starting out,i cut my arm about 8 yrs ago and my fingers on my left hand dont quite work the way its supposed to now.Do u think playing left handed will be better for me? I play righty now but have trouble changing chords,dont play much of course just starting....lol any replies will be appreatiated..thanks....
StoneDragon
January 17th, 2001, 11:25 AM
I think you will have to go with your gut feeling on this one.

On one hand (no pun intended) the guitar might be just the type of therapy you need t5o get back in control of your left hand. On the other hand, it might be easier for you to just play lefty and get on with the buiness of learning to play.
tazzy77
January 17th, 2001, 03:42 PM
what i think i'll do is continue to use the hand with the injury,Way better therapy then the doctors ever game me..Thanks so much for the info,It really help me decide which way to go.....By the way this site KICKS BOOTY.I have learned more here in 1 day then all the other ones combined.Thanks again.Keep up the great work......... http://www.zentao.com/ubb/smilies/smile.gif
JT-Slimmer
December 7th, 2001, 04:50 PM
Tony Iommi is a lefty. He had some type of serious injury to his left hand. Crushed, broken, or something. Man, he still can kick some serious backside.
StoneDragon
December 7th, 2001, 08:02 PM
He ripped the tips off the middle and ring fingers of his fretboard hand while trying to operate a sheet metal press on his last day of work before heading to Germany to do some gigs.
bugman
December 7th, 2001, 08:27 PM
Jerry Garcia had half a middle finger.
zappatude
December 8th, 2001, 04:54 PM
Hey Stone Does Iommi were plastic tips on the fingers that were hacked? Also I have a friend (mentioned befor on this site) that lost the ring finger of his left hand at the first knuckle. It blew his mind and his band broke up. After a couple of years he started playing again. He is in my opinion the best slide player in this city. Touch, Tone and Feel.
Sixstring
December 10th, 2001, 11:05 AM
tazzy77:
I had an accident about 14 years ago that tore apart (internally) my left middle finger pretty badly. My options were rehab or surgery. Surgery was a guaranteed 40% loss of mobility, rehab was an estimated 15-20% loss. I went with the rehab. And playing gutar was part of that. I cleared it with my physical therapist first, but they were in favor of me playing again when I was able to move it again, which took a couple months.

Playing might be just the thing to get you mobile again. But check with the Dr. first.