oggiesnr Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 As the weather gets colder it's not good news for my hands. My broken wrist from two years ago is aching and the arthritis in my thumbs is hurting. I can play for only a limited time without pain and I cannot hold a bow for more than a couple of minutes. The complicating factor is that my living depends on my hands. Even in my warm workshop I'm finding it more difficult let alone when I'm working on the street.. Regretfully my living comes first so I'm going to have to cut back on other activities that stress my wrist and thumbs and music is one. It looks as if for the next few months any instrument that requires thumb or wrist pressure is off the agenda so it's going to be moothie and tin whistle and maybe one of the squeeze boxes, double bass is out Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Roll on spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Tried gloves, matey? There are all kinds of medical ones for the circulation. I broke my hand and arm years ago, and I can feel the cold right in the old breaks! Better than any weather forecast for knowing when snow is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1385855853' post='2293011'] Tried gloves, matey? There are all kinds of medical ones for the circulation. I broke my hand and arm years ago, and I can feel the cold right in the old breaks! Better than any weather forecast for knowing when snow is coming. [/quote] Neoprene gloves like anglers use are amazing. You can cut off the fingers. It's almost like they generate heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 [quote name='fatback' timestamp='1385994355' post='2294383'] Neoprene gloves like anglers use are amazing. You can cut off the fingers. It's almost like they generate heat. [/quote] Useful tip from fatback there.... Hope you don't have to give up I get so much pleasure from playing, I'd really miss it Nothing better on a cold winters eve, than play about on a bass.. Good luck anyhow, and if you do try those gloves let us know how you get on Roll on spring anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Good luck with it, I hope this winter doesn't get to cold and it doesn't effect your work too much. Hopefully it will just be a short break. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks folks, I'll give the neoprene gloves a try and report back. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Heated gloves! They're pretty cheap and you could cut the fingertips off them and still get the protection and heat where you need it. Now, if only they made a heated double bass neck like the heated grips you can get for motorcycles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Quick up date. My left hand is back functioning so long as I take it steady (simple bass lines R us). My right cannot hold a bow for any serious length of time without a lot of pain so I'm not doing arco at all. Playing fewer notes does have a spin off as you have to think what notes you're going to play for maximum effect and you also have a fraction longer to think about it Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Great news Steve! Good luck with your recovery, cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Good news man. I don't think it's got any colder since back in November when you started this thread so I guess we've been pretty lucky really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubassman Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Great news! What strings are you using ( just wondering if some slinky low tension skinny strings might help)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 That is good news! I wondered if you'd had a look at Kenny Werner's Effortless Mastery? Following his regime you're only allowed to practice for five minutes a day anyway. Back pain and visits to the bone cruncher mean that I have to restrict my practice at the moment. I got too impatient with Kenny Werner though, so I'm using the time to study music theory. After a while, it starts to make sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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