Emily,

I'm sorry but I could not disagree more with your comments. If your son went against his bodies natural tendancies that's fine,but there is nothing wrong with playing a guitar left handed. Jimmy Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, etc...

Hand strength has nothing to do with it. It has to do with how the artist feels comfortable. I have tried to play both way's and felt more comfortable left handed.

Now if someone has abendextrious qualities then either way is possible, but if someone (like myself) is left side dominant then playing right handed doesn't seem to intelligent to me.

Every guitar manufacturer today has finally gotten it through there heads that there are those of us who refuse to conform to the right handed ways. I can purchase a brand new Martin, Taylor, Gibson, etc. already in left handed models. Twenty years ago I couldn't walk into a music store anywhere and play a left handed model guitar but now almost every one I go to has a lefty or two hanging on the wall.

My whole point is this. I say sweep the whole though of trying to change your bodies natural tendancy to play left handed.You play your way and us lefties will play our way and nobody will be able to tell the difference.

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ric4music
"Have Guitar, Will Travel"

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ric4music
"Have Guitar, Will Travel"