I had posted on the classical guitar sub about it asking for advice to exercise it. Everyone said to go to a doctor. one dude said "you need to use it or it wont get better" so I did that and it got better almost instantly. Weird.
It worked out well because I had brought my telecaster to a luthier to get set up and it cost as much as I paid for it 10 years ago. I brought it home and it was buzzing like crazy so I brought it back and second time was the charm and it plays better than it ever has plus my pinky feels good. It only took a month of driving 30 minutes out of my way because my area is devoid of music and art and has no real technicians except for a psychologist that moonlights as a luthier.
Oh wow, maybe it just needed some extra bloodflow or something to finish the healing process, that's really great to hear though! I'm just getting over a two week tendonitis bout in my fretting arm. I've been doing some stretches I saw in a youtube video and it's seemed to speed things along.
Feel ya on the setup woes. The good luthier around here is like 40 minutes away and closes up shop like 4 hours before i normally wake up. My LP needs its fretts leveled desperately.
Very glad it sounds like your guitar woes are in the rearview for now 🎸 :heart-sickle:
Tendonitis is the worst. I have somewhat chronic tendonitis in my left wrist from bad form from when I was younger so now I yell at people to keep their wrist straight.
Ahh I wish I'd had you yelling at me like three weeks ago. It's the first time I've dealt with it. Hadn't played much in a month or so but then got really motivated and started practicing some exercises for hours on end for a few days in a row and just really over did it andmust have been playing with my wrist really bent from the way I was sitting at my monitor. On the bright side it's taught me I've probably been using slop form at least half the time for years and years and now I'm practicing in front of a mirror and seeing so many potential avenues of improvement.
Sorry mr FBI, no can do
I just want to rock out with my fbi badge out. I hope your pinky is getting better.
I had posted on the classical guitar sub about it asking for advice to exercise it. Everyone said to go to a doctor. one dude said "you need to use it or it wont get better" so I did that and it got better almost instantly. Weird.
It worked out well because I had brought my telecaster to a luthier to get set up and it cost as much as I paid for it 10 years ago. I brought it home and it was buzzing like crazy so I brought it back and second time was the charm and it plays better than it ever has plus my pinky feels good. It only took a month of driving 30 minutes out of my way because my area is devoid of music and art and has no real technicians except for a psychologist that moonlights as a luthier.
Oh wow, maybe it just needed some extra bloodflow or something to finish the healing process, that's really great to hear though! I'm just getting over a two week tendonitis bout in my fretting arm. I've been doing some stretches I saw in a youtube video and it's seemed to speed things along.
Feel ya on the setup woes. The good luthier around here is like 40 minutes away and closes up shop like 4 hours before i normally wake up. My LP needs its fretts leveled desperately.
Very glad it sounds like your guitar woes are in the rearview for now 🎸 :heart-sickle:
Tendonitis is the worst. I have somewhat chronic tendonitis in my left wrist from bad form from when I was younger so now I yell at people to keep their wrist straight.
Ahh I wish I'd had you yelling at me like three weeks ago. It's the first time I've dealt with it. Hadn't played much in a month or so but then got really motivated and started practicing some exercises for hours on end for a few days in a row and just really over did it andmust have been playing with my wrist really bent from the way I was sitting at my monitor. On the bright side it's taught me I've probably been using slop form at least half the time for years and years and now I'm practicing in front of a mirror and seeing so many potential avenues of improvement.
Always keep your wrist as straight as possible. Always always always.
i've learned i've learned 🙏