Changes in guitarist's fingers

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tele

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Joined: Aug. 17 2012

Changes in guitarist's fingers

Anyone else noticed changes in fingers when comparing left hand with right after years or decades of guitar playing, for example, pinky finger being longer on left hand and index and middle fingers slightly bent towards the ring finger from the middle up, while left hand index and middle fingers are straight(improved shape for picking strings I think)

Just curious how the body adapts to the instrument

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 16 2024 21:19:05

gerundino63

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From: The Netherlands

RE: Changes in guitarist's fingers (in reply to tele)

For sure! Different hands.
Did you turn your hand also over to compare the inside? Left looks more muscular (if you are right handed)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2024 8:29:27

Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: Changes in guitarist's fingers (in reply to tele)

It is your imagination guys, sorry. You did not take data before to compare to now so you have a bias. My friend tried to claim this about himself some 30 years ago, so I have been observing my own hands. No, it is in your mind.

Maybe you guys saw that movie the illusionist? He does a trick with his back turned asked the lady to hold up her hand to her head with the coin in it to “project it” to him mentally. Then put her hand to her sides…he turns and guesses the correct hand. How? The blood pools up in the hand that dangled, so the darker hand did NOT have the coin. I realize that the situation of guitar makes some guitar players superficially look like the right hand has beefed up and the left looks more normal, but it is an illusion of the blood flow that just balances out later.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2024 11:42:55

metalhead

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RE: Changes in guitarist's fingers (in reply to Ricardo)

My left hand fingers are actually slightly longer too. Never noticed this before playing guitar, only noticed this few months ago. I wish I could take a picture

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2024 13:34:12

silddx

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From: London

RE: Changes in guitarist's fingers (in reply to gerundino63)

There are very few muscles in the hand.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2024 20:18:14

tele

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RE: Changes in guitarist's fingers (in reply to metalhead)

Noticed that it's not only the pinky that's longer it's indeed all the fingers on the left hand.

One luthier just pointed once to compare the pinkies on guitarist's hand and that made me notice the matter.

Right hand middle finger, anyone else has bent slightly towards the ring finger, up from the middle joint?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 18 2024 0:43:07