Today is a Sinister Day...

[August]

I'm left handed and used to wear my watch on my left wrist but I found that the buttons kept getting pressed accidentally whenever I pulled my hand back.

Now I wear it on my right wrist. Just took a little getting used to.

[Garion]

Originally Posted by Garion

It's the hand o the De'il yi ken, strap yon left appendage behind yer back NOW! The right hand is the hand of the Lord!.

Well that was the old days....

Now I believe yoo can get a cream for it

Cheers

Jev

erm Gary
Copy of my post over at Matrix Games

Originally Posted by Platapus

I remember my mother telling us stories about when she was in school; being told that she was writing "wrong" and being forced to write with her right hand.

Of course, mothers being what they are, they may just be stories.

Nope, it was quite common in the black and white days..

Cheers

Gary

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Something that has always intrigued me is the technique for playing stringed instruments. They make "backwards" guitars for lefties. The reason I find this odd is that in a so-called "right-handed" instrument it's the left hand that does the hardest part. I would have thought that a southpaw would find this easier. Then again, I don't know how the brain really works in these matters, so I accept the apparent reality for what it is.

I gave this a bit of thought (an excruciating experience I reserve for only major matters) and I may have a theory: the evolution of what is now the guitar comes from a time when melody was more important than rhythm or strumming. Players used to just clamp on a chord with their left hand and very actively fingerpick with their right, or dominant, hand. The need for a high degree of agility more or less mandated the use of the dominant hand. You can still see this in the guitar styles of folk and country players...

This is just a theory; please feel free to debunk it at will. I will now busy myself getting a cold compress for my fevered, over-thought, brow...


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[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by vienna

I gave this a bit of thought (an excruciating experience I reserve for only major matters) and I may have a theory: the evolution of what is now the guitar comes from a time when melody was more important than rhythm or strumming. Players used to just clamp on a chord with their left hand and very actively fingerpick with their right, or dominant, hand. The need for a high degree of agility more or less mandated the use of the dominant hand. You can still see this in the guitar styles of folk and country players...

This is just a theory; please feel free to debunk it at will. I will now busy myself getting a cold compress for my fevered, over-thought, brow...


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NOT AT ALL! a little melody in black and white and a right hand too!