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Offline dgman

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Left handers
« on: January 02, 2011, 06:48:16 pm »
I am left handed. I find that most left handers I meet have some sort of creative outlet. Of course for me it is woodworking. Before that I was a musician for twenty years, and have always dabbled in crafts such as stained glass.
How many of you are left handed?
Dan In Southern California

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2011, 07:09:30 pm »
I'm Right handed, hey Dgman what instrument did you play?

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2011, 07:33:33 pm »
Lefty here!  And yes, I've pretty much always had some type creative outlet.

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2011, 08:28:44 pm »
Hey Mark, In school I played Clarinet, Base Clarinet and Tenor sax. Started playing Bass Guitar in my sophomore year. Played in rock bands for twenty years! Still have my "67" Fender Jazz Bass! Don't play anymore but my son plays Bass in a band now!
BTW, I played right handed!
« Last Edit: January 02, 2011, 08:30:52 pm by dgman »
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Re: Left handers
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2011, 08:46:22 pm »
I am right handed but can use both hands when doing my woodcraft but nothing else, I find when doing work on the lathe it is a lot easier to be left and right handed
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Re: Left handers
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2011, 08:49:49 pm »
Sounds like a 'generalization'!
I have two left-handed children and I (right-handed) am much more creative than they are...
Of course I helped create them so I might have left something out!

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2011, 01:38:51 am »
I never played anything except the fool, but I would have loved to have been able to play a musical instrument but that is to late now
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Re: Left handers
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2011, 01:58:32 am »
I am a most of the time lefty.  I am a natural lefty but learned to play baseball right handed, and bowl right handed.   I do not play any instruments except the radio and where I live even that is hit and miss.

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2011, 02:30:18 am »
I'm left handed too - but had to learn writing with right hand in school.
Therefor I'm able to do a lot of things with both hands - like using a hammer or scissors.

I think the way one scrolls curves depends on this, I like curves to the right more, they come much easier as left turns.

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2011, 07:46:37 am »
Ambidextrous here. Also play guitar and tenor saxophone.  8)
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Re: Left handers
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2011, 10:03:15 am »
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!
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Re: Left handers
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2011, 10:05:24 am »
Thanks Russ you just provided me with the word I was looking for. I am ambidextrous too. Played the tenor sax up till my second stroke, had to stop as my left hand is not fast enough and I cannot put enough pressure on the reed.
David

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2011, 10:06:41 am »
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!
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:D that would then automatically make you a left hander in my books Bill :P
David

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2011, 01:51:21 pm »
I am right -handed.
I use my plumbing tools which ever way will get the job done.
Shoot pool left-handed, more comfortable, but can do it right-handed too.
When I sing I hold the music with my right and turn with my left.
I eat with both...can't get it there fast enough!!  ;D
I scroll with both. Though the left seems to be the guide hand and the right the finesse hand.
In love both hands are Roman but no fingers are Russian! ;)

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Re: Left handers
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2011, 04:01:24 pm »
I am a righty, well except when I worked at the pillow factory.  When I filled pillows and chair pads, I was always  left handed and do not understand y.  I tried doing the job right handed, but it never worked.
(I can also use my left hand for other things)  OOOPPPSSS! did I say that?

 

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