Hey there,
I've always wanted to play mandolin. I'm enchanted by the sound of double coursed strings. I think it's beautiful. There's only one problem.
I have no fretting thumb, or more to the point I don't have a thumb "pad" on my fretting hand. To compensate for my disability I was thinking about getting a mandolin, raising the action and learning how to play in an open tuning. However I am not sure how wise it is to skip standard tuning on an instrument. I know Ry Cooder and Sam Bush play slide, however they are extremely talented and I am not. Should I let my mandolin dreams go? I'd be up for any advice on instruments, tuning and technique. Thanks.
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