| By hook or by crook? |
| Physical health has little to do with my instrument choice |
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62% |
[ 15 ] |
| I sometimes play steel because other ones hurt |
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4% |
[ 1 ] |
| Steel is the only thing left that doesn't cause me pain |
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12% |
[ 3 ] |
| Even steel guitar hurts but whaddya gonna do? |
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20% |
[ 5 ] |
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Topic: Playing steel BECAUSE of impairment? (or partly...) |
David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2014 3:27 am |
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In the question about quitting, a recurring point came up again - a LOT of us are playing steel guitars because our hands and/or other parts blew out, got pinchy, went South on us in one way or another. I certainly started playing steel & especially slide guitar long before creeping finger doom started setting in, but I sure had to quit taking on any hours-long bass duties and if I get interested enough in a regular guitar idea to lay into it for a few hours I certainly pay the price later in the day and next day.
Abraded discs, carpal tunnel, thoracic outlet syndrome, AGE.... I know Gene Fields and others have built special steels for some really impaired people, but it seems like a very sizable percentage of steelers are just on it as the last thing we may manage. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 24 Dec 2014 5:39 am
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Dave, you mentioned physical impairments, but not mental ones, How many us play steel because we're crazy? How many of us have been driven crazy by the steel? 
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Larry Carlson
From:
My Computer
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Posted 24 Dec 2014 10:56 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| Dave, you mentioned physical impairments, but not mental ones, How many us play steel because we're crazy? How many of us have been driven crazy by the steel? |
Wow, you just opened up a whole new can of worms...... 
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 24 Dec 2014 11:13 am
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| not a bad topic, but the poll choices are dumb. |
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James Jacoby
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2014 7:13 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| Dave, you mentioned physical impairments, but not mental ones, How many us play steel because we're crazy? How many of us have been driven crazy by the steel? |
Ref. Waylon Jennings--"I've always been crazy, but it keeps me from going insane!" (steel playing!) -Jake-  |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 25 Dec 2014 10:44 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| not a bad topic, but the poll choices are dumb. |
Chris.
His choices undoubtedly are that of an educated person who for whatever reason decided upon a somewhat smaller box of big word chunks for folks here on the Forum as an expression of prescribed preponderance of opposing option in an attempt at inappropriate utilization of the English Language out of necessity.
This highlights the idea that it is not a case here of good or bad choices or slovenliness on the posters part but simply a form most must utilize here. |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 26 Dec 2014 7:09 am
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My only impairment (thank God) is that I'm not good at deciphering lead guiar licks, so I thought I try steel, which I always wanted to play. I have a good ear for harmonies, so steel was the right choice for me.
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