Disability

[Harry Dunlap]

Being a brand-new, totally green newbie at guitar, I’m only just starting to appreciate some things from the guitar player’s perspective. Part of that is that I’m not as careful with some things as I now need to be. While slicing a bagel this morning, I wasn’t as careful as I should be and I also sliced the tip of my left index finger. It’s not a major wound and it only bled a bit, but I can now see that practicing guitar is off my menu for two weeks or more. Yikes!

Oh, well--lesson learned. Glad it happened during bicycling season.

[SFCRetired]

Yep, the first thing we think of when we injure ourselves is, can I still play the guitar.

It could have been worse, thankfully it was not.

[ewh2]

Originally Posted by Harry Dunlap

While slicing a bagel this morning, I wasn’t as careful as I should be and I also sliced the tip of my left index finger.

Lesson is to buy sliced bread or have cereal for breakfast.

[rogthefrog]

Or learn to play slide guitar!

[Oldguy64]

Go to Bed Bath & Beyond and get one of those bagel slicing frames.
It will allow you to keep you off hand away from the blade.


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[Riverwolf]

Originally Posted by Harry Dunlap

but I can now see that practicing guitar is off my menu for two weeks or more. Yikes!

Two weeks? Nah, pain meds and vitamins!

[Bingoccc]

Practice playing with the middle, ring and pinky fingers. It will improve your playing dexterity.

[wrathfuldeity]

super glue the flap and more on top....instant callous

[woodbox]

Yep,
I posted a thread about this a few weeks back--( It Could Happen to Any One of Us )-- and got pages of similar stories.

I played conga and sang at last weekends gig due to my left index finger injury.
Fortunately, the other guy in our duo is the stronger player and made it all work.

Yeah, we learn to take good care of our digits.
I wear gloves where others don't or wouldn't.
And I tend to stay away from knives, hatchets and saws.
But, stuff happens.
And besides, I'm building my first guitar and that's dangerous business..saws, chisels, sanders.

The good news is, Ive been getting some practice learning to play my G and D without my index.
And C too, but F is basically impossible, in this lifetime anyway.

Best to you on your healing.

[amyFB]

A bass player buddy injured his left hand index finger when it got caught up in the gear chain of a motorized bicycle he was working on.

The first joint of the finger bone was split vertically (OUCH!) and required surgery to install pins, and 4 weeks in a cast.

The day after it happened, he was sure he would never play again. We all protested on the order of "but what about Django?!"

Good news - he's fully healed and playing as good as, or better, than ever before.

Here's hoping you'll have a quick and full recovery, and a wish for less sensitive nerve endings after healing so that rebuilding callous on that finger won't be so painful.

[Jim Owen]

Hi Harry,
We've all done it--or at least almost all of us. But just because you can't play doesn't mean "lost time."

Use the down time to check out some very basic theory--I would recommend learning the circle of fifths. That way, you'll learn how the chords you use all the time are formed (or spelled). Your C chord, for example, is built from the C note, its major third (E), and its fifth G.

Heal quickly.

[Newb Jones P.I.]

How to cut bagels safely like a pro.

I think I'll start wearing my mechanic gloves to work on my tractor.