Re: Mandolins, Arthritis and Yours Truly
Along with the usual lotions and such, I've found that for my particular form of arthritis, a Herco thumb pick allows me to play far longer than I would with the normal pick or plectrum, in that it allows me to hold my thumb at a different angle. Good luck
"I ache in the places where I used to play", Leonard Cohen.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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