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Only guitarists will understand this (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2023 OP
That's from a mandolin or 12 string RainCaster Mar 2023 #1
That's what I see too. Marcus IM Mar 2023 #2
I'm Going With 12 String ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #3
A cheesecutter guitar and pain almost made me give up learning to play Mousetoescamper Mar 2023 #4
I had a Kay from the Greenstamps' store. rubbersole Apr 2023 #7
Kay made the Truetones for Western Auto Mousetoescamper Apr 2023 #8
I traded in the Kay for a Harmony electric... rubbersole Apr 2023 #9
Yep. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2023 #5
Yeap....... JTele Mar 2023 #6
Same Here ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #10
Something that has helped me strengthen not only my hands and arms generally is Prairie_Seagull Jun 2023 #11
grip strengthening tools justaprogressive Sep 2023 #13
This bassist understands it. bluescribbler Aug 2023 #12

ProfessorGAC

(70,122 posts)
3. I'm Going With 12 String
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 02:44 PM
Mar 2023

The grooves look too wide.
I've got 2 twelve strings & a mandolin. (It's about 5 feet away as I type this.)
There's only one thick, wound string on a mando.
Also, look at the index finger. There is not a deep groove. Barre chords don't require the tip of the index finger. Gets a little relief, right?
So, I'm thinking guitar strings.

Mousetoescamper

(5,273 posts)
4. A cheesecutter guitar and pain almost made me give up learning to play
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 03:24 PM
Mar 2023

That was more than 50 years ago. Use it or lose it; the calluses aren't permanent. I quit playing acoustic for a few years and played only my Les Paul. Getting back into playing the acoustic was painful at first, but not as painful as beginning with a cheesecutter. I think it was a Truetone from Western Auto.

rubbersole

(8,592 posts)
7. I had a Kay from the Greenstamps' store.
Fri Apr 7, 2023, 07:21 AM
Apr 2023

Played 'This Diamond Ring' for my 8th grade music class. Probably should have been expelled...

Mousetoescamper

(5,273 posts)
8. Kay made the Truetones for Western Auto
Fri Apr 7, 2023, 08:07 AM
Apr 2023

I'm amazed to see the prices vintage Kay, Truetone and Harmony guitars are fetching these days.

I still have a nice weighted chess set from the Greenstamps' store I got for my 10th birthday.

rubbersole

(8,592 posts)
9. I traded in the Kay for a Harmony electric...
Fri Apr 7, 2023, 09:09 AM
Apr 2023

..and a Gibson Skylark amp. Thought I was Dave Clark. The Harmony stayed in the closet for 25 years (with Puff the Magic Dragon) until I gave it to my son in law. He still has it. The Skylark is in perfect condition but now has a bad tube. We were all so lucky to have grown up in that era. Especially in the USA. Probably the pinnacle of human evolution.

OldBaldy1701E

(6,409 posts)
5. Yep.
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 04:13 PM
Mar 2023

Back in my playing days, I used to have to tell the doctor to not attempt to draw blood from the fingers in my left hand because the callouses were so thick that they could not get that needle down far enough. I even had a few scoff until they tried it. I just sat there shaking my head. Hell, an active guitarist could probably pick up a red hot coal as long as it was only with the tips of the fingers. Just part of the deal when it comes to playing that guitar. (I played bass for many years as well, so mine were wid.)

ProfessorGAC

(70,122 posts)
10. Same Here
Fri Apr 7, 2023, 12:52 PM
Apr 2023

But, that pic has to be from right after he got done playing.
I just played for about 40 minutes last night, I play every day, and my fingertips don't look like that right now.
Probably did last night, though.

Prairie_Seagull

(3,800 posts)
11. Something that has helped me strengthen not only my hands and arms generally is
Sun Jun 11, 2023, 04:11 PM
Jun 2023

a grip strengthening tool and just turn the pressure down and involve just your finger tips. Grip it normally and just use the figer tips to squeeze. Helps in many ways. For me anyway.

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