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Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on February 26, 2011 at 9:33am

Yes you can!  :-D

Back in 1982 i had a very serious accident which left me with limited use of my left hand...owch. It is still pretty bad but since then over the years i have learned to ski, became a black belt in self defence, worked up to a high grade in my current profession and mastered, though i had to learn left-handed, the basic rudiments of electric guitar, bass and drums, though nothing really fancy ! I learned how to strip down, service and rebuild these instruments, and am currently working on my first CBG build, albeit slowly...(-; 

 

Comment by Keni Lee Burgess on January 30, 2011 at 3:44am

Thank you for your comment. Yes, it is truly inspiring the tenacity of the human spirit, and how people over come their limitations and sucessfully succeed in their quest. Enjoy.

Comment by Dan Tomkinson on January 30, 2011 at 3:30am

this guy should get a gig on TV

Comment by Dan Tomkinson on January 30, 2011 at 3:29am

you think you have disabled hands

Comment by Keni Lee Burgess on October 18, 2010 at 4:21am

Thank you PRH for your comment. My pleasure. Glad to help. Enjoy.

Comment by Paul H (PRH) on October 18, 2010 at 3:57am

Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to do this, the perspective is appreciated (as is the encouragement).
Paul H.

Comment by Keni Lee Burgess on October 11, 2010 at 11:12am

Hello Norm. Thank you for your response and comment. I met Tom Doughty while I was attending a week long guitar workshop called IGS at Columbia Univ. NYC. Not only is he a very good professional musician, but he was full very inspiring energy too. He would attach a hand bicycle to his wheelchair and zoom all around the campus.
As for songs, just start listening to more old Blues; Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Son House, Fred Mcdowell, Blind Willie Johnson, etc to get inspired. The more you listen, the more it gets into your head. Try using your knowledge of the fingerboard to find or create the ideas that enter your mind. Be patient and persistent and your arrangements will slowly come into focus. Keep doing what you can do, and keep trying to reach a little further out each time to do what you can't do. Keep the Faith. Enjoy.

Comment by Norm Fasey on October 11, 2010 at 6:30am

Also Keni, check out Tom Doughty on YouTube!

Comment by Norm Fasey on October 11, 2010 at 6:26am

Hi Keni,

Wow! What an inspiration. My limitation is that I have used a wheelchair for a number of years. Consequently 'wear and tear' on my joints and numbness in my fingers have made it impossible to finger the frets with much accuracy. So I play a four string fretted instrument lap style. I am able to use the slide 90% of the time but sometimes fret with my thumb and forefinger to make a 7th chord. If you can suggest some songs to play, that would be cool. So far I have tackled 'I can't be satisfied', 'Walking Blues', 'Sitting on top of the World', 'Come on in my Kitchen' and a very nice rendition of Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen. All of which I have arranged to suit my needs. I find CD5 a great help!

Norm

Comment by The Phrygian Kid on June 4, 2010 at 12:36pm

Hey Keni, I dont know if u saw my entry to the doubleneck contest here or the video i did, but this fretting arrangement I've come up with could really help ppl with limited motor function..
There is a patent pending on it, but this is only about ppl making a dollar off it, not building for personal use or anything..

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