Hi...Just joined. I made a Lap steel for a 11 year old country western fan in Calgary, Alberta, CA. He has Celebral Palsy and in a wheel chair. I'm back to the states after presenting it to him and have some questions about the steel.
I brought it out to him with a Shubb-Pearse and a Fender tube. He has some limitations with his hands and had trouble with the S-P (although I drilled a hole in it and looped a a leather piece through it and wrapped that around his wrist). The tube worked ok but not great. I was only able to be with him for a couple of hours, so things may get better. Wonder if anyone out there has some experience with enabled slides. He has pretty small hands even for an 11 YO. Thanks.
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Kirk Francis
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my little brother suffered cerebral palsy, and i know of the frustrations that accompany it. your empathy and actions are most admirable.
wish i could offer some tangible advice to you, but all i can think of is billy hew len: https://youtu.be/6IrSq1rOoL4
aloha nui to you, steve.
wish i could offer some tangible advice to you, but all i can think of is billy hew len: https://youtu.be/6IrSq1rOoL4
aloha nui to you, steve.
The mainland is intimidating, bewildering, and uncomfortable. And you have to wear shoes. -- Theroux.
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David Knutson
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Hey Steve, well done. I don't know if this will help your young friend's situation, but, many years ago I met a fellow who wanted to learn pedal steel, but was missing his left thumb. We ended up getting a machinist to drill a small hole across the top of his 3/4" round bar, and fed a key ring through it for his middle finger to fit through. worked like a charm for him, so maybe a scaled down version could work on a smaller hand. There's always a way.
David K
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David Ball
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Here's a link to a thread that addresses that question--viewtopic.php?t=401306&highlight=
Brett Day here on the forum plays pedal steel and dobro and suffers from Cerebral Palsy.
Dave
Brett Day here on the forum plays pedal steel and dobro and suffers from Cerebral Palsy.
Dave
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Mark Mansueto
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Years ago I had surgery on my left hand and couldn't hold a bar normally for a long time. My solution was to thin a SP bar so that I could hold it between my index and middle finger instead of my hand over the top. Worked great. It wouldn't be hard to go one step farther to figure out how to keep the bar fixed to the two fingers.
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Bill Ladd
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