Oh, hey Mark, I will be trying to come down to the cities on Sat. August 8 for Log Jam. I've finally found someone to go along with me, and he either doesn't care, or actually likes bluegrass too, but at least he is coming. The band that I really want to see plays at 6, so I figured that we would try and get to the cities maybe like around 2. The festival is at a place called the Cabooze, I have never been there, and I don't really know where it is at even. The Address is 917 Cedar Ave S in Minneapolis. Are there any places only a couple blocks away, that's like a park or something that we could sit down and play in for a bit before we went to the festival? I love playing outside, also, the less that I have to drive the better. I can get around alright in St. Paul, but I have only ever been in Minneapolis once.
Best, Michael On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Michael. > > No hopes dashed here; I think I'm safe. > > It's the hyper-extension of the left thumb that causes my problems on > the guitar. Lateral pressure -- which I think is what you describe -- > I can handle. > > I guess I just wasn't meant to have opposable thumbs (my wife has > always said that I am 'sub-primate' and I guess she's right! : ^ ) > > Mark > > > On Jul 28, 3:14 pm, Michael Muskett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sorry to dash your hopes, but while for simple playing you may keep > > the palm on the keybox, for more advanced playing it should be the > > side of the thumb. This frees the fingers and enables the player to > > slide along the keybox more easily. > > Michael > > > > On Jul 15, 2:34 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi all. I’m new to the list, and curious about the HG as I’m looking > > > for a new instrument to learn. I have played guitar for many years > > > but, in the last decade, the basal joint at the base of my left thumb > > > has become increasingly arthritic. Consequently, I can no longer > > > finger a fretboard without a lot of attendant pain. Watching the HG > > > played, it doesn’t look as if it would stress the basal joint as the > > > heel of the palm seems to rest on the keybox and the thumb doesn’t > > > play a particularly active role in fingering the keys. Any thoughts on > > > this? > > > > > I guess the real test will be to find someone who owns an HG and try > > > it before investing in an instrument. If there is anyone on the list > > > in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area that would be willing to let me try it > > > out, I’d be appreciative. > > > > > Mark > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
