@ snuffster, Nigel there is quiet a lot on the internet if you google. I just found this for you carpal tunnel
Thanks so much for that John, well I’ve read it and diagnosed myself as having a mild case of it. Something to watch for sure. In my case it’s only evident when I play so now I know that decent rests are good for it and I’m not playing every night as I once was.
I’m not a musician but I thought I had it. With me it’s cramp from time to time. I can wrap my fingers round a drinking glass and then have to force it free with my other hand! Not funny when it happens in public.
Maybe its our age my friend, next milestone bitrhday is the big 50 for me. I know full well I shouldn’t (and my wife beats me up when I moan because she will hit it some months after me) but I can’t help dreading it! Five years to prepare mentally…
Snuffster, you’re a young cat. I turned 56 last July and THAT was a trip. Sliding into 60. OH shit. On the upside, ten years ago there was no YOutube and I’m haveing a lot of fun with some of the guitar and bass instruction vids people have been kind enough to post. It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have learned a lot from them. And when I start to feel too cocky I can watch a 12 year old girl or a one armed bass player put me to shame.
Lol, not been called young for a while! Youtube can be inspirational or sould destroying regarding musical abiltiy. There’s a ukelele player who makes better guitar music than I do and he looks about 15 as well!
well, i try and generally fail to play bass. ont he otehr hand i worked in as tudio for a couple of yeas and am pretty good at editing/compiling songs. i help out my freinds who are in bands witht hat stuff. btw, if anyone wants a hand with that shoot me a pm or something and i can see what i can do. 
its great work when you can get it. (its better when yuo get paid for it LOL)
what kind of hats have you got?
The only marks on this guitar I can find are Five Star and made in the USA. I’m guessing it’s a Harmony made out of Chicago. It actually has as good a tone as some more expensive guitars I’ve played. The accordian also has no name but what resembles a Cadillac emblem-(possibly a consolation gift to Cadillac owners in the 1950’s when they purchased a new car? LOL,I may never know…)
Zonesix, Interesting, what year was the prototype made? I had read Martin was experimenting with different tone bar configurations and that is how the D-16 came about. It’s a very plain guitar but sounds good. I thought it was developed in the eighties but it may have been earlier.
i play a mean blues harmonica
elganso, I don’t know. I remember her getting mad at me for opening it when it arrived and playing Slayer’s Divine Intervention on it before she had a chance to break it in with Gordon Lightfoot. I believe the luthier had it in his own collection for some time, but sold it to her in roughly… 2000?
Reviving an old thread here, if only to announce that after decades of inactivity with regard to musical instruments (growing up I played piano and saxophone), I have once again gotten the bug. I bought an inexpensive starter package for acoustic guitar, including guitar, gig bag, picks and instructional CD-ROM, and am practicing daily.
I’m not doing it for any reason other than my own amusement and edification, so if nothing comes of it, no big deal. But who knows? I may actually learn to play halfway decently, eventually.
It shocks me that playing a musical instrument isn’t considered part of being normal. It used to. There is a joy in playing music that surpases things like making money from it or being able to impress people. These things are nice but the joy of making music is a special thing. And anyone who is more concerned with fame or money then the joy of playing and instrument isn’t going to be likeily to be very good at it.
Also playing a musical instrument increases the size and activity of the corpus callosum which conects the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Because you have to use both sides of your brain to play an instrument. So for men it gives you womans intuition and increases your chances of success with the opposite sex (even if they never hear you play). So my point it’s kind of like working out doesn’t matter if you get to be a famous athelete it’s still good for you.
I play guitar ALOT. I also play bass and piano and I played those before guitar but now I identify as a guitar player. I don’t have any wish I didn’t get rid of that stories because I have GAD along with TAD and I collect both with no intention of getting rid of either.
I play bass in my band ASTRUM. This is a live clip here.
Celtic harp, well an inexpensive Pakistani copy of one, played very poorly, but I enjoy it.