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challenged from here on out.

Posted by mark "mudcat" quigley on December 11, 2011 at 10:43pm in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts

just got home from hospital stay.  i now only have my index finger on my right hand.----no not a shop accident, but complications from my diabetes.  after i heal, i'll figure out how to continue building cbg's.  i'm right handed, so i'll have to learn how to do everything left handed.  the main thing will be to not give up.  i now can give petey 2 finger a run for his money---call me marky single digit

 

take care all

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  • Diane in Chicago January 3, 2012 at 9:52am

    There is a whole thread on hand injuries and playing modifications over here:

    http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/group/challengedplayers/forum/topi...

    A nice site filled with helpful, supportive people!

  • Graham Alibone January 2, 2012 at 2:41pm

    You can do it gud bud, the 'Nation' is with you.  G.

  • Randy S. Bretz December 25, 2011 at 9:31am

    Sorry to hear about your hand, i lost my  index, ring finger and 30% use of my middle finger on my right hand [ i`m right handed ] in a job injury back in 2005. When i got home from the hospital i thought no way will i be able to create like i use too. Plus the band i was in we just came out with our first cd. Well 6 years later i`ve overcome that injury and learned to keep creating and playing, maybe not as well as before but still doing it. Like i`ve always said....if there`s a will there`s a way !! One idea that i have for you...make up a glove for your injured hand with velcro on it, then attach velco to your tools that you use. Might be one way to help. They do simalar gloves like that out in the V. A hospital for guys with hand injury`s.

  • Hip Bone Bellaire December 25, 2011 at 8:59am

    This guy doesn't do to bad considering he has a spinal cord injury...He had to learn to replay entirely! wish I had that one fingers worth of Talent!

  • David L. December 25, 2011 at 6:42am

    Hi Mark,

     

    I just wanted to wish you a Happy Christmas - I hope you are doing okay and that the New Year brings you some better times.

     

    Regards

    David

  • Tom December 12, 2011 at 11:10pm

    WOW... Lots of love and inspiration going down here. And of all places..... a cgar box forum. Who would have thought ?

    But you guys make me damm proud to be a part of it all !

    Mark, You hang in there. Lots of good words and advice here. I am sure most of us "ole farts " got some stories, but the important part is, we are still here doing it !

  • Stubby December 12, 2011 at 2:07pm

    I really admire your spirit! Keep that up and you'll be playing and building like before.

  • Richard G Caudill December 12, 2011 at 12:03pm

    Hate it for ya ,,, but u on the right side of the grass ,,, U can/will overcome ,, ur attitude tells us that

  • Ryan Rose December 12, 2011 at 11:22am

    That just means you have to do it more to compensate. Sorry to hear about your lost appendages, but I'm glad to see you're keeping your spirits up.

    mark "mudcat" quigley said:

    oily

     

    i still have a stub of a middle finger, but if i do flash it---it just doesn't mean as much

    Oily "Strat-O'-Nine-Tales" Fool said:

    Mark,

     

    Not to make light of the situation (for which I'm very sorry this has come to you, and I truly admire your spirit), but couldn't they at least have let you keep the middle finger? >:-E

     

    OK, so you'll have to learn how to "flick" your right index finger as a pick, and finger the guitar neck with your left hand (new left-handed Mudcats!); or, alternatively, you now won't have to guess which finger to put the slide on.

     

    Oily (expecting the middle finger)

  • mark "mudcat" quigley December 12, 2011 at 10:37am

    oily

     

    i still have a stub of a middle finger, but if i do flash it---it just doesn't mean as much

    Oily "Strat-O'-Nine-Tales" Fool said:

    Mark,

     

    Not to make light of the situation (for which I'm very sorry this has come to you, and I truly admire your spirit), but couldn't they at least have let you keep the middle finger? >:-E

     

    OK, so you'll have to learn how to "flick" your right index finger as a pick, and finger the guitar neck with your left hand (new left-handed Mudcats!); or, alternatively, you now won't have to guess which finger to put the slide on.

     

    Oily (expecting the middle finger)

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