Possible to play lap steel guitar one handed righty only?
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wadboy
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Hi friends; i had been a guitarist for 35 years till a stroke struck me 6 years ago leaving my left arm/fretting hand frozen imobile.so at long last after enough years and long cold winters in forced didsabled early retirement
i've come up with a hair brained scheme to play lap steel with just my good right hand by possibly placing a hollow slide on the thumb and picking
directly adjacent to it with e next door index, middle and 3rd fingers. and since i can't on disability afford to sink hides into tis thing till i know it works
i've got all the stuff i need left over on my guitar bench,parts box to build my own.(i've already hand bult my own"strat" and rebuilt others for friends and new aquaintancesso i know how to do the work.)with a screaming single coil 12k ohm old national valco pickup from a red "map guitar"you all this idea may hold water to get me back on 6 strings not much hope for a left hand recovery?or does it sound waaayy to hard to develope techniquewise? any opinions.c'mon everybody's got'em.
thanks ,happy easter and god bless to all!!
billy aka wadboy wjthill54@yahoo.com
i've come up with a hair brained scheme to play lap steel with just my good right hand by possibly placing a hollow slide on the thumb and picking
directly adjacent to it with e next door index, middle and 3rd fingers. and since i can't on disability afford to sink hides into tis thing till i know it works
i've got all the stuff i need left over on my guitar bench,parts box to build my own.(i've already hand bult my own"strat" and rebuilt others for friends and new aquaintancesso i know how to do the work.)with a screaming single coil 12k ohm old national valco pickup from a red "map guitar"you all this idea may hold water to get me back on 6 strings not much hope for a left hand recovery?or does it sound waaayy to hard to develope techniquewise? any opinions.c'mon everybody's got'em.
thanks ,happy easter and god bless to all!!
billy aka wadboy wjthill54@yahoo.com
kon-tiki
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I don't see why it wouldn't work 
human spirit and ingenuity always rise to the occasion! Why don't you try it out on a normal guitar placed horizontally on your lap for the moment before committing to lengthy and/or expensive mods?
Don't tire yourself out in the beginning though. as it's a new technique for you , your hand won't be used to it at first and will get tired and cramped easily. Little by little it should come easier.
Good luck!!
human spirit and ingenuity always rise to the occasion! Why don't you try it out on a normal guitar placed horizontally on your lap for the moment before committing to lengthy and/or expensive mods?Don't tire yourself out in the beginning though. as it's a new technique for you , your hand won't be used to it at first and will get tired and cramped easily. Little by little it should come easier.
Good luck!!
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