reflections of a beginner ...

[nrubhsaw]

Thanks to you guys the fourth pickin' finger is back in the line-up (silly to waste that callous I'd built up anyway).

Since I started my practice "studio'' was lying back in bed propped up by a couple of pillows; I'd do this for an hour or so while the wife had departed and taken the dog for a walk. Initially, with the neck on a horizontal plane, my left wrist hurt a bit but this had settled down after a couple of days or so.

Last week however I moved to a sitting position at the end of the bed 'cos I wanted to see my fingers reflected in the dressing mirror (particularly the fretting hand 'cos I have a hard time trying to identify chords I see people making in that "front-on'' viewing position). Whatever, in my first post I'd complained about a sore left hand index finger ... since bringing the neck back to a more vertical plane this problem has all but disappeared.

Cheers

Bob

[OldGuitarPlayer]

Thats good news. It should not be painful to play guitar. It's amazing how much your posture can affect other things about your playing. I personally like to sit straight up in a chair yet relaxed when I'm playing guitar. Some folks like to stand...I am too lazy for that.

[babablowfish]

Glad to hear things are improving. I learned how to strum and move quickly through the different chords sitting on my bed. Good memories.

Keep us posted on your progress.