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Topic: does Anybody Make a Bar With a Finger Strap On It? |
Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 2 Feb 2010 5:08 pm |
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something that would make it easier to hold? I'm just getting ready to start playing pedal steel, played some lap steel in the past and had some trouble with hand fatigue...
Last edited by Tim Heidner on 26 Feb 2010 3:11 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Feb 2010 11:09 pm hi
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Check with Bret Day he had one once he may sell it, I don.t think he uses it any more. At least he did not the last time a saw him play.
ernie |
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Dave Boothroyd
From:
Staffordshire Moorlands
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 1:20 am
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A saw a chap a couple of weeks ago at a slide guitar meeting, who played some gorgeous Wiessenborn guitars while sitting in a wheelchair.
He clearly had other physical challenges in addition to mobility problems, because he played wearing a thin leather glove which incorporated the bar on the index finger.
He was a superb player by any account, and effortlessly demonstrated both dobro style hammers and pull-offs and non pedal slants.
It another idea to think about.
Cheers
Dave |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 4:23 am
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I took some Newman seminars with a guy in NY in the early 90's and he had welded a piece of hollow tubing to his bar for his crippeld left hand.
He was a good player also.
Don |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 5:22 am
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| Apart from modified equipment it may also help to look at the way you are holding the bar. At times I've had problems with my bar hand cramping and I also have some arthritis in both hands. It helps to relax your grip on the bar since most of the time it requires very little pressure to cradle it between your thumb and fingers. Rather than squeezing it in a death grip all the time ( which is often what beginners tend to do ) just steer it with a gentle grip. For certain techniques, eg. hammer-ons, single note runs, you'll need to tighten your grip for control, but the rest of the time try to keep your bar hand loose and fluid. It helps me. |
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Tim McKane
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 5:55 am
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| I have modified one... I will post pics later.. it's an easy DIY |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Tim McKane
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 10:48 am
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I added velcro to the sides of a Shubb and a Stevens slide and cut the loops to fit my finger..
I actually prefer the Shubb
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Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 11:12 am
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| I like that, Tim! Thanks for the replies, everybody. |
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Fred Glave
From:
McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 12:57 pm
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I have trouble gripping the bar too. I can't lift it up easily, it slips out of my hand. It's better than it used to be, but I bought a grooved bar and it's pretty nice. Only problem is that it has a small radius, and I have to be careful with vibrato bar rolling.
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Scott Howard
From:
Georgetown, TN, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 3:38 pm
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I have not seen them in a while , but there was someone on ebay selling bars with a removable ring that went into a hole drilled in the center of the flat end. I had saved the link and see if I can find it.This is close but not the one I am thinking of.
http://texasguitartradingpost.com/index.html
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Scott Howard
From:
Georgetown, TN, USA
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 5:17 pm Bars
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| Chuck Brattain sells a finger lock like this, but I tried to bring up his website and it didn't work. |
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Scott Howard
From:
Georgetown, TN, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 5:42 pm
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That is who is making this one. The link on the bottom does not work but the email might work .
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Richard Paul
From:
Iowa USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 6:45 pm
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| I have arthritis, rub some rosin on your thumb and side of your finger, also this works with your picks. That holds them. I've used rosin for years, a fiddle player got me to using it. |
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2010 7:06 pm
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I'm not sure if he's marketing them or not, but Forum member, Al Risbeck just showed me a standard bullet bar that he attached a finger ring to. Looked pretty slick. (Al is the clip-on music stand, bar & pick holder guy)
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Jimmy T. Vaughn
From:
Porter, OK
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Posted 4 Feb 2010 2:27 pm
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| Take hold, for fingers work well also its cheap get it a any office supply and even Wal-mart or John Pearse sell PICK STUFF. |
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Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 4 Feb 2010 3:44 pm
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| Richard Paul wrote: |
| I have arthritis, rub some rosin on your thumb and side of your finger, also this works with your picks. That holds them. I've used rosin for years, a fiddle player got me to using it. |
I think this is gonna be all I need, where do you get your rosin, Richard Paul? Do you use the Pick Stuff that jtvon mentioned? |
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