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Topic: What do you do when you can no longer hold the bar? |
Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2018 9:25 am |
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Good ideas! Stan Wes from southern California had a stroke several years ago that affected his entire left side. He was more of a bottleneck slide player but had a pedal steel at his store with pedals on the right and his bar had a fitting to keep him from dropping it. He basically drilled a small hole in the bar and made a couple of half hoops....I tried to make a drawing...
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Bill Burch
From:
California, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2018 4:15 pm
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I'm inspired by everyone's input, encouragement, and creativity!
Bill |
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Shane Byrd
From:
Lynn Haven FL, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2018 10:03 am
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Hi, Bill!
Have you gotten anything to work better for you yet? |
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Bill Burch
From:
California, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2018 9:13 pm
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Progress! After crafting a couple of options including the wrist-mounted bar and a palm device, I think I've come up with something workable. Anchoring my fingers in as much as a standard playing position was going to be the best solution. I also needed some additional weight to replace the downward pressure my fingers weren't providing.
I found some copper fittings at the hardware store and fashioned segments that fit my first and second fingers. JB Weld 2-part steel epoxy held the sections together. I then epoxied the metal "fingers" to a mountain strip of InstaMorph shapeable plastic, arched to fit my 7/8" bar.
Finally, I dipped the finger sections into Plasti Dip to give a good gripping surface .
This is going to work. I can see the bar tip for intonation and the hand position is where it should be. My hope is that my condition is temporary and soon i can dispense with the prosthetic bar and just get back to learning. But in the meantime, I have a work-around.
Bill
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Shane Byrd
From:
Lynn Haven FL, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2018 9:57 pm
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| That’s an ingenious looking solution, Bill! |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 26 Mar 2019 9:15 am
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Ezzee~slide Tone Bar could be the answer..Many arthritis and Carpal Tunnel sufferers claim Ezzee~slide bars stick to your hand and require FAR less effort to manipulate..
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 26 Mar 2019 9:25 am
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Charley Bond
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Inola, OK, USA
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