Back stuff one mo' time

[selma600]

This comes in as a variation on a theme, I guess.
When I got back from England I managed to fall over the vacuum cleaner (first mistake - never clean house!) and break my back. I'm on the road to recovery but sitting is a real challenge. What, in your opinions, is the best thing to use to prop the guitar in playing position since it's not good to sit with one leg raised right now. Our local shop carries nothing so I can't go in and "try them on."
Suggestions appreciated.
BTW, I am being grateful as anything to God, my Guardian Angel, fate, Karma or whatever that:
a) I did not nick my spinal cord or hit my head on this heavy glass coffee table I have - otherwise this conversation might not be taking place
b) advances in surgery - they literally glue you back together! This is the closest I have come to "Star Trek" medical care! (you know, where the doc passes this little electric shaver around your wound and it's completely healed up?

[brian richardson]

selma-dynarette guitar cushion.

p.s. feel better!!! damn vacuums-dreadful noisy things.
not in a million years would i have a glass anything-that
would be a bulls eye to my stumbling self.
pint glass is naturally not included.

[Libre]

Selma-
I shudder to hear what has happened. You are lucky, indeed, to be having this conversation.
I pray for your swift and total recovery.
Marc

[selma600]

selma-dynarette guitar cushion.

p.s. feel better!!! damn vacuums-dreadful noisy things.
not in a million years would i have a glass anything-that
would be a bulls eye to my stumbling self.
pint glass is naturally not included.

I inherited the thing and it really is a beautiful table.
I discovered something interesting though about how I move _ when I turn around, I seem to put a foot BACKWARDS first and this is what I had done when I fell. So I am trying to learn to turn frontward and make it a habit.
One of the drags about this is the pain - which really is not THAT bad, but chronic pain can do things like make you incredibly short-tempered, so I am trying to control both. It's a great excuse to drink. :wink: Other than that, I think I will be practicing on my Flamenco guitar for a while since it's lighter than the "de carmera."
I gotta brag here, though, one of my medications for bone-rebuilding has to be injected daily and I surprised myself by being able to do it from the first jab...of course, the needle is about the diameter of sewing thread and it's less painful than a mosquito bite! Just an "up" note in case anybody else hears that they have to use something like that. Ain't no big deal!
Of course, then there is this hanging around the house which leads to talking friends' ears off when they call and posting really long posts!! :lol:

[jmp]

Hi Selma,
Sorry to hear about your injury. Hope you are well soon.
The Aria Guitar Rest available at GSI is what I use. I've found that the Dynarette guitar cushion wobbles a little bit while playing, whereas the Aria support is rock steady.
HANG IN THERE!!!!!
dover_jay

[M. Stephenson]

Sorry to hear about the injury. Hope all gets back to normal soon.

I saw Willie Nelson on American Masters and he was using a strap similar to this:

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/M20L-BLK.htm

It wraps around the bottom of the guitar, comes up the front and hooks onto the sound hole.

I do not have one of these yet, so I do not know how well it works.

I love playing with a strap - I have straps on all my guitars except the classicals. One of the real downers about playing my classical guitars is having to sit in "the position". I am going to get me one of these straps soon and liberate myself. I bet I will start playing my classical more.

[selma600]

Sorry to hear about the injury. Hope all gets back to normal soon.

I saw Willie Nelson on American Masters and he was using a strap similar to this:

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/M20L-BLK.htm

It wraps around the bottom of the guitar, comes up the front and hooks onto the sound hole.

I do not have one of these yet, so I do not know how well it works.

.
Not very well. I've used one when I was asked to play for "singing along" and it is very awkward if you want to play actual music instead of just chank-a-chank stuff. The guitar is not particularly stable. I have a standard strap on my dreadnaught and it is very comfortable. I guess Willy is used to it.....

[Sandra]

Selma, ouch! Hope you heal well. Once upon a time, I ate a steering wheel in an accident. My wholistic oriented dentist told me to take zinc supplements, he was a runner and said it sped healing whenever he had physical injuries.

Within a day or two of taking zinc, my teeth started to feel much more solid.

Worth a try, but if you are concerned about using non-prescription supplements/vitamins, talk it over with your doc.

[selma600]

Selma, ouch! Hope you heal well. Once upon a time, I ate a steering wheel in an accident. My wholistic oriented dentist told me to take zinc supplements, he was a runner and said it sped healing whenever he had physical injuries.

Within a day or two of taking zinc, my teeth started to feel much more solid.

Worth a try, but if you are concerned about using non-prescription supplements/vitamins, talk it over with your doc.
this is about to need moving over to "general discussion."
OUCH! I am having a lot of dental work right now so I DO feel your pain! One thing about dental work, though, is that you get to SEE the results and it sort of makes you willing to put up with it.
Since I'm taking so many meds right now...I also have ADD and take Strattera, plus a couple of other things I won't go into here, I am wary of supplements. I tell you one thing, though, if you ever suffer from something called "restless leg syndrome" at least 1000 units of Vit C daily and lots of water during the day helps enourmously.
Gee, maybe we need a new chatroom to exchange meds notes! :lol: we could call it "sick bay" or something! I think zinc is good for nail health also.

[Sandra]

Well, I'll throw in another vote for the Dynarette cushion. I've used one for years. Unless you are of Amazon proportions, get the small. I'm 5'8" and originally bought the large then took it back and traded for the small.

And you might want to review this thread about various other supports:

http://forum.guitarsalon.com/viewtopic.php?t=2167

[classicalgas]

I tried the Dynarette and also found it unstable.
I also tried an ErgoPlay support but had trouble keeping it attached and it wouldn't fit in my hard case.

Now I use the Gitano support (available from GSI) which is simple and fill fit in any case. The suction cups haven't caused any problems with the finish, but I've heard you need to be careful with French polished guitars, though Kling-on makes some protective plastic sheets that are supposed to solve that issue. GSI has the top protectors. Strings by Mail (http://www.stringsbymail.com/acsub.asp?tSer=84&dSub=Guitar+Protection+%2F+Care) has the ones specifically for suction cups.