Re: music & geek question

Sorry - wasn't paying attention - what's his situation post-stroke and what
residual knowledge skills are left. Where are you, How old is he, what
relevant work experence.

There's lots of wierd adaptive devices out there - I remember Craig Hospital
making a sip and puff casting reel and rod for use by Quadriplegics. Teddy
Prendergast also had a pretty unique set up - most folks individual set up
can often require individual solutions - makes it more costly but ...

Here's an example of piano training for one hand from Trace Resource
Center's Abledata.
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=113583&top=0&productid=98990&trail=0

What's he want to do?

"mirandajoanhowe@xxxxxxxxx" <mirandaraven@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This isn't a thread about my music. It's about this guy who's had a
> severe stroke and what might be done for him. <R>


> mirandaraven@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> My music wasn't always so thin instrumentally. Two years ago my
>> leadguitar/bass man had a stroke. (Do look after your blood pressure,
>> my loves.) It all but rendered his dominant right hand useless, along
>> with his leg on that side. He tells me he'd rather have lost his legs
>> than not be able to play guitar. But I think he can play music. He's
>> taught himself to draw with the left as well as he could with the
>> right. I think he should be able to play guitar music, lead and bass,
>> with his left hand. I have a music keyboard but the quality is dubious
>> if your expectation is rich guitar options. So is there some sort of
>> computer software that sounds like guitar and base that could be played
>> one handed? <R>
>


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