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Thank you so much!

Well said!!! But her 2 daughters are hot on her heels to become as polished and refined as this master of the classical guitar.

And her guitars are too! ... lol.

My hands are small...I have hope...

Sending my best regards to Brazil 🇧🇷❤️

Last week, when I was eating Pho in Little Saigon, a 65 year old looking Vietnamese lady parked in front of where I ate. She was driving a Porsche Carrera GT. Does she deserve it 🤔. Can she drive this car to the limit and get the maximum performance out of it like Danica Patrick 🤔.

@@loutrotechaud2598 comparing guitars to cars is a perfect argument

Coming next week 🥰

@@Thuleguitarist she always keeps us in suspense ... lol ... but she is indeed worth the wait!

You have my sincere sympathy. I’m no “spring chicken” and have suffered with the thumb joint of my left hand. It got to the point where I couldn’t play without excruciating pain and displacement of my thumb was becoming obvious. Not willing to be satisfied with playing bottle neck guitar for the remainder of my life, I started analyzing my playing technique. I realized that my thumb placement was the problem and a big one. I developed a bad habit and reenforced it for thirty years. I was using a twisting motion with my thumb outside the chord toward the headstock instead of behind the fretted notes when playing barre chords. I had to tuck my thumb into my hand more (sort of like touching one’s little finger). My arm position needed work too. Videos by Elliot Fisk and Jack Sanders were really helpful in analyzing my personal disfunction and developing a strategy to correct it. Now that I’ve bored you with my personal problems, I’ll get to the tip I wanted to share. I made a soft, removable cast out of paper towels wrapped with painters tape. Using it, I was able to play and work on developing a better technique without pain. In fact, it worked so well that if I ever break my arm or wrist again, I may save some money and cast my self in similar fashion. I hope this helps. Good luck. P.S. Hold your thumb in proper playing position, wrap it with folded paper towel and bind it together with premium quality painters tape. Make it as heavy as necessary to offer support. It should work for you even if you don’t have a technique problem but are suffering arthritis.

@@chopsddy3 hello there and thanks it's wear and tear Iam afraid been playing since 1974 lol age related 🥺 all the best mate 👍

@@sonicstoryteller I hear you. I’ve been at it since ‘71’. A lot of things are wearing out here too. I urge you, in the event that the pain becomes overwhelming, to try the soft cast and a slight change in the hands playing posture. I found areas of the joint that simply weren’t as worn and used them. I’m sure that and inability to play would be as devastating to you as it was to me. So far, I’ve overcome several medicine induced mini strokes that wiped out my entire classical repertoire and forced me to learn to play all over again. (They were full of bad habits so it wasn’t that great a loss. ) Then, I blew out my thumb holding barre chords while learning rasqueado with my right hand. That’s when I learned how to use the soft cast to continue playing as I changed my ergonomics. I also had to stop sitting in the classical posture with one foot raised due to back problems. (as a life of hard manual labor can do that to a fellow) Watching Yamandu Costa was encouraging in this challenge. I can’t recommend his phenomenal work enough. He’s brilliant. If you’re not familiar with his work I encourage you to check him out. You won’t be disappointed. The point I’m trying to make is this, your a good player that loves to play . You can overcome and find new ways to continue playing by adopting new ergonomics that accommodate the state of “geezerdom” that we both find ourselves in. Dietary changes were helpful for me also regarding inflammation from wear and tear. Metal, stone and woodwork has pretty much worn all my parts down to nubs, but the nubs are still useful.✌️😁👍 Take care. It’s good to meet you.

@@chopsddy3 thanks friends all the best and likewise 👍

Thanks Tom!

rasping sweet wood

Yes they are all Savarez creation

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