Arthritic joints

I think I’ll get my left pinky properly looked at in due course. It’s really stopping me from playing some of the pieces that I want to play on the violin, though my technique is improving. Once I’ve picked up a car and settled over in Boston, I’ll get myself a tutor and see if I can work on the technique some more. But the finger will remain. I damaged it once and it’s not been quite the same since (fine for everyday use, just creaky if I push it too hard). It’s not worth having a surgical procedure carried out as that’ll possibly make it worse and would take me out of action for too long but there might be some gel or medication I can apply to help with my playing. In the meantime, I think it needs more exercise so I’ll see if I can find some good exercises for it while I’m travelling.

I figured out the fingering for “Running to the Light” by listening to the music and sitting with the violin. It’s in a horrible key, but it sounds good – I so need to brush up on my theory (Hannah “borrowed” my theory books a while ago – I’ll just pick up some more I think). But there’s plenty of time for this – I’ve already found one possible choir over in Littleton without putting any effort into that (thanks Jim) and would love to get my violin playing up to orchestra standard again – it’d be a bit of work to get there, but definately worth it.

I’m pulling an all nighter on Portability.

Jon.

One Response to “Arthritic joints”

  1. Hannah says:

    You are going the right way about having that finger removed by my teeth. It is called a “little finger” or “baby finger” in this country, my boy. God dammit, that is what you’ll be calling it, or I shall hunt you down. Now, I don’t ever wish to hear a filthy word like “pinky” from you ever again!

    Oh, and…I love you lots :-)

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