Several keys get hit with the right thumb depending on your chanter range.
On May 8, 2007, at 12:29 PM, John Clifford wrote: > John. > > As a fellow cyclist and piper you have my very deep, if confused, > sympathy. I'm a very mediocre player but a serious injury to either > hand would have an exponential effect on my overall happiness with > life since I love music and my pipes so much. > > However, I don't understand what keys you would be hitting with your > right thumb. If general strength or mobility is affected, perhaps a > "hook" like some recorder players have might make holding the chanter > more stable and there should be space for one to be superglued or > screwed into place by your pipemaker. Now, if you are talking about > your right index finger, that's something else. > > John > > Rev John Clifford > 42 Sir Stafford Close, Caerphilly CF83 3BA, Wales UK > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > still looking for other pipers in SE Wales > > > On 8 May 2007, at 17:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Last Saturday I crashed on my bicycle avoiding a couple of dogs at >> the >> bottom of a long downhill. The worst of my injuries is a torn >> ligament >> between my thumb and forefinger on my right hand. I was in the >> drops when >> I hit the pavement and jammed my thumb against the handle bar, >> pushing it >> in the opposite direction of its normal bent. It requires surgery to >> reattach, which I'm scheduled to have next Monday. The orthopedic >> doctor >> gave me some very bad news about how this will effect the movement >> of my >> right thumb. He said I need physical therapy to do regular things >> like >> typing on a key board, so I'm very concerned how this will effect my >> ability to hit keys with my thumb. Has anyone here ever had this >> injury >> and how did you get back up to speed on the pipes after surgery? I >> hope >> the doctor was just giving me a worse case scenario. >> >> all the best, >> >> John Dally >> >> -- >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> -- >> Virus scanned by Lumison. >> >> > >
