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I'm pretty much out of jazz guitar...my main love. Can't feel much in my left hand, and what I feel is pain...lots of pain. There is an operation, which would eliminate the pain but could cost me speed and strength.
I have to watch my left hand carefully, since the feel of the strings or keys isn't there. No more "autopilot"!

Russ

Here is Django playing guitar with only two functional fingers. He always astonishes me how he overcame his handicap though I have always wondered why he just didn't learn to play guitar left handed rather than work around the handicap. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY

But you gotta love his playing. There is no one quite like him. And Stephan Grappelli is awesome too. I saw him play live back in the 80s when he was around 90 years old ... and he was still magic.