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Monotone is right...
pain is a sign of something bad...
:( dp
--- mono_tones_1 <> wrote:
> ok, to al the newby guitar players on the list, someone
> wrote :
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> Your elbow and shoulder will burn,
> > > > but
> > > > > > > don't forget: BE THE PAIN.
>
> this is BAD advice, I like a laugh and this was a funny
> thread, but...
>
> practice makes perfect, obviously, and i'm all for
> practicing. and
> it's bound to hurt a little in the beginning.
>
> but really.... burning shoulder, elbow and/or wrist are
> the first
> signs of RSI...together with a 'tingling' in your
> hand/arm/fingers,
> if you feel those, put your guitar down and let it be for
> a couple of
> days, The guitarist from dutch surfgreats the Treble
> Spankers will
> never treblespank again because of RSI.
>
> another one to look out for is inflammation of the tendon
> sheath (I'm
> dutch and had to look this up in the dictionary so i
> don't know if
> it's exactly right)... Keith Richards almost lost a
> finger to this.
> (if you have pain in your fingers after playing long and
> it isn't
> gone the next day, go see a doctor)
>
> A dutch survey among professional musicians a while ago
> showed that
> guitarist suffer second most from instruments related
> injuries.
>
> learning an instrument takes practice, but it also simply
> takes time.
> You cannot become a guitarhero overnight, but you can get
> seriously
> injured trying. just so you know.
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