My pinky finger on my right hand doesn’t function properly and it sticks out all the time. I can’t pull it into my hand, in other words, it won’t curl up into my hand.
I’ve had two separate incidents in the past while working, The first incident I cut the tendon that pulls the finger in, so now my pinky stays straight. Years later, the second incident I broke a couple bones in my hand, so now my pinky bends back in the normal state.
These injuries haven’t affected my playing, but it looks weird when I play - my pinky sticks out and doesn’t naturally curl up along with my ring finger. For the most part this doesn’t bother me except when I see pictures or videos of me playing. In fact, for a number of videos, I taped my pinky to my ring finger so it wasn’t so obvious.
My main band recently won the local blues challenge and our band is off to Memphis in January for the International Blues Challenge. I think we would play a 25 or 30 minute set for each round, so it’s not a long time.
Should I be concerned for the competition in Memphis, and tape it or make something to keep my finger curled up? I wouldn’t want to lose marks for presentation. Or am I making a big deal out of something insignificant?
I’ve had two separate incidents in the past while working, The first incident I cut the tendon that pulls the finger in, so now my pinky stays straight. Years later, the second incident I broke a couple bones in my hand, so now my pinky bends back in the normal state.
These injuries haven’t affected my playing, but it looks weird when I play - my pinky sticks out and doesn’t naturally curl up along with my ring finger. For the most part this doesn’t bother me except when I see pictures or videos of me playing. In fact, for a number of videos, I taped my pinky to my ring finger so it wasn’t so obvious.
My main band recently won the local blues challenge and our band is off to Memphis in January for the International Blues Challenge. I think we would play a 25 or 30 minute set for each round, so it’s not a long time.
Should I be concerned for the competition in Memphis, and tape it or make something to keep my finger curled up? I wouldn’t want to lose marks for presentation. Or am I making a big deal out of something insignificant?
