Keep them coming please, I am really enjoying them. Wish I could of made it, but the cards weren't in the deck this year.
1 2017-08-15 01:32:44
Re: Backyard Gathering - 2017 - August 5th! (77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2 2017-07-13 20:06:31
Re: Review is In. I need to hang it up. (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
marshel...don't you dare give up! i found over the years that playing the guitar is therapy, for me if no one else! torture is listening to someone throttling a violin or blowing a recorder too hard. do what i do in these circumstances....go into a quiet room where they wont interrupt,
Not giving up. It was met as "tongue and cheek."
3 2017-07-11 00:18:16
Topic: Banjo vs Guitar tuning peg direction? (1 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
I got my 5 string out today after many years. The thing I noticed that turning the tuning peg clockwise on the banjo raises the pitch on the string. Is this correct? On my guitar clockwise would lower the pitch. Is the Banjo different than the guitar in this aspect or is one wound wrong?
4 2017-07-10 23:38:47
Re: Review is In. I need to hang it up. (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
heck I bring my wife to tears all the time.
For christmas I gave her a coupon that had five stars on it. It was giving her the opportunity five times to have me stop playing guitar
she has already used 4 of the stars
Jim
You must be pretty good for her to have 1 star left and half the year still to go. lol
5 2017-07-10 21:10:09
Topic: Review is In. I need to hang it up. (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The review is in. Maybe I should give up guitar playing.
My wife watches our 10 month old great grandson. I got the guitar out today and started working on the lead to The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald. The baby came running, in his walker, to the room I was playing. I looked at him and asked if he liked it. He wrinkled up his face and started bawling. Guess he didn't care for it much.
Now his dad is an accomplished Bluegrass player and supposedly the baby loves guitar playing.
Don't know if was genera or playing. I will have to try some Bluegrass or maybe the five string on him..
6 2017-07-08 01:40:48
Re: Backyard Gathering - 2017 - August 5th! (77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
unclejoesband wrote:
You know I'm in.
Marshel54 wrote:Unfortunately, the date conflicts with my vacation plans. I am still looking forward to my first Chordie gathering.
October in Pa will be here before you know it.
I will watch for the announcement. There is a FHC event 20 minutes. from me the 1st part of Oct. Fingers crossed that both events don't fall on the same weekend.
7 2017-07-02 00:22:19
Re: Backyard Gathering - 2017 - August 5th! (77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Unfortunately, the date conflicts with my vacation plans. I am still looking forward to my first Chordie gathering.
8 2017-05-14 03:35:05
Re: Introduction and Carpol Tunnel? (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Great news. I got the guitar out to today to try it after surgery. Very pleased with the results. Sound wise a lot to work on, but fretting very very much better than when I gave it up 2 years ago. I was even able to fret the 12 string. A ways to go, but a lot better.
9 2017-05-14 01:31:39
Re: Where Was Your Guitar Made (48 replies, posted in Acoustic)
'60s Telecaster USA
Hohner 6 string Japan
Hohner 12 string Korea
'90s Alvarez 5 string ?
10 2017-05-14 01:06:34
Re: Backyard Gathering - 2017 - August 5th! (77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Don't know if the time frame will work for me, but will be following the posting.
11 2017-04-26 00:28:18
Topic: Finding events (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Relatively new here. I was introduced to the site by a member from another unrelated site and have been playing around.
I am trying to find upcoming events. What forum do I find them?
12 2017-04-03 17:01:12
Re: Introduction and Carpol Tunnel? (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Tenement Funster wrote:
Welcome to Chordie, Marshel ... and kudos to UJB for bringing you along.
Many guitarists have to make modifications to their playing style as time goes by to cope with things like CTS, arthritis (in my case), hand injuries, etc. The good news is that it can be done, and your PT should be able to recommend exercises which will be helpful. The hardest part is changing the way we've programmed our brain. Unlearning one habit in order to learn another requires some hard work. But since you enjoy playing ... that will be a labor of love. Here's a fairly in-depth article which you may find useful:
Thanks for the link. Very enlightening.
13 2017-04-02 23:26:46
Topic: Introduction and Carpol Tunnel? (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Just joined. I was introduced to the forum by unclejoesband from another forum of a passion we both share. I haven't spent much time learning the forum yet, perhaps 20 minutes, but like what I see. I spent some time in the Song of the Month forum and love the Feb choices. Love Amie and was working on it before I had to put the guitar up. The Other Stings forum was kind of a let down as far as participation. Whet to it to see if you had any banjo players.
I started playing in the late sixties. I have played rock, country and bluegrass over the years.
About 2 years ago, my carpol tunnel in my left hand severe and I couldn't play (not that I could play before). I had it operated on 10 days ago. Before the operation I couldn't make a tight fist. Ten days after the operation, I can already make a pretty tight fist. I hope to pick the guitar and banjo up in the next month and brush off the rust. See if the figures want to move
Have any players experience carpol tunnel and did it help fretting after surgery?