Are You A Lefty?

[RUCRAYZE]

If you think you are crazy, you have nothing to worry about

I'll take crazy over stupid.

 

[Ty]

There’s no denying it. Left-handers are the odd ones out. Sure, lefties make up about 10 percent of the population"...
Huffington Post. So, we may be the "odd ones out", but what percentage of our population is Left handed?

I AM LEFT HANDED . I WRITE WITH MY LEFT HAND BUT I DO IT SO POORLY THAT IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE .
I DO PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS AMBIDEXTROUSLY .
I PLAY GUITAR & MANDOLIN RIGHT HANDED BECAUSE I NEVER HAD A LEFTY INSTRUMENT TO LEARN ON .
I CAN USE CHOP STICKS WITH EITHER HAND OR BOTH HANDS AT THE SAME TIME .

Can't you just change the order of the strings to make it left handed?

 

[Ty]

Ever get hit by your own brass being ejected right into your face?

Yes. Sucks. And so does that little guide they put on the M-16 for me. I'd rather it just scoot out in front of my eyes...

 

[Folks]

If you think you are crazy, you have nothing to worry about

Did you by any chance pilot a B-25 stationed in the Mediterranean during WWII?

 

[DAVID BROWER]

Can't you just change the order of the strings to make it left handed?

NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE . THERE ARE SOME HARD TO EXPLAIN PHYSICS THAT REQUIRE
THE SADDLE DISTANCE TO CHANGE WITH THE GAUGE IF THE STRINGS .

IF YOU LOOK AT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR THERE IS A SLANT TO THE BRIDGE SADDLE .
IT IS FARTHER AWAY FOR THE BASS STRINGS .

TO SIMPLY STRING ONE BACKWARDS WOULD THROW THE INTONATION OFF WILDLY .
THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE OF WIDER AND NARROWER GROOVES IN THE
NUT AT THE OTHER END OF THE FINGERBOARD .

HOWEVER , MICHAEL CARD PLAYS THE GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN QUITE PROFICIENTLY .

HERE ARE TOW OF THE MANDOLINS THAT I BUILT . THEY HAVE A TUNE-A-MATIC BRIDGE
WHERE EACH SADDLE IS ADJUSTIBLE FOR IT's PAIR OF STRINGS .

 

[Chaz]

Can't you just change the order of the strings to make it left handed?

NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE . THERE ARE SOME HARD TO EXPLAIN PHYSICS THAT REQUIRE
THE SADDLE DISTANCE TO CHANGE WITH THE GAUGE IF THE STRINGS .

IF YOU LOOK AT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR THERE IS A SLANT TO THE BRIDGE SADDLE .
IT IS FARTHER AWAY FOR THE BASS STRINGS .

TO SIMPLY STRING ONE BACKWARDS WOULD THROW THE INTONATION OFF WILDLY .
THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE OF WIDER AND NARROWER GROOVES IN THE
NUT AT THE OTHER END OF THE FINGERBOARD .

HOWEVER , MICHAEL CARD PLAYS THE GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN QUITE PROFICIENTLY .

HERE ARE TOW OF THE MANDOLINS THAT I BUILT . THEY HAVE A TUNE-A-MATIC BRIDGE
WHERE EACH SADDLE IS ADJUSTIBLE FOR IT's PAIR OF STRINGS .

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I guess no one told Jimi Hendrix. He played his Fender Stratocaster upside down and restrung backwards so he could play left-handed.

 

[RUCRAYZE]

Can't you just change the order of the strings to make it left handed?

NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE . THERE ARE SOME HARD TO EXPLAIN PHYSICS THAT REQUIRE
THE SADDLE DISTANCE TO CHANGE WITH THE GAUGE IF THE STRINGS .

IF YOU LOOK AT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR THERE IS A SLANT TO THE BRIDGE SADDLE .
IT IS FARTHER AWAY FOR THE BASS STRINGS .

TO SIMPLY STRING ONE BACKWARDS WOULD THROW THE INTONATION OFF WILDLY .
THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE OF WIDER AND NARROWER GROOVES IN THE
NUT AT THE OTHER END OF THE FINGERBOARD .

HOWEVER , MICHAEL CARD PLAYS THE GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN QUITE PROFICIENTLY .

HERE ARE TOW OF THE MANDOLINS THAT I BUILT . THEY HAVE A TUNE-A-MATIC BRIDGE
WHERE EACH SADDLE IS ADJUSTIBLE FOR IT's PAIR OF STRINGS .

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Sleep on your schedule? I have no idea when you produce such beautiful things, thanks for the pics

 

[outsydthebox]

I'm "cross-dominant" - I use my left hand for fine motor skills (writing, soldering), and my right hand for large motor skills (hammer, saw). A few things I can do with either hand (screwdriver). Took me years to figure out what it was called.

Thank you! I now know where I fit in!

 

[DAVID BROWER]

Sleep on your schedule? I have no idea when you produce such beautiful things, thanks for the pics

THANKS ! I HAVE BEEN BUILDING INSTRUMENTS OFF & ON SINCE THE LATE 70's .

MY CURRENT PROJECT IS A '54 KR-175 .
I AM WORKING TO MAKE IT INTO A FUNCTIONAL CAR .
HERE IS A MIRROR STEM I MADE FROM STAINLESS THIS MORNING .

THIS IS BEING DONE ON A RUSH SCHEDULE . THE CAR WILL BE SOLD TO KEEP THE HOUSEHOLD
FINANCES GOING AND RAISE SOME CAPITOL TO FINISH UP THE TG-500 .

 

[Frim]

Did you by any chance pilot a B-25 stationed in the Mediterranean during WWII?

No, not qualified. I fly freeways. (IFF pilot).