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Lately have had a dull pain near my elbow on my inner left forearm (fretting hand), the area highlighted in blue in the attached image. To my eye, the blue area is the outer left forearm. As others have mentioned, pain on the outer tendon is tennis elbow, and pain on the inner tendon is golfer's elbow.
Lately have had a dull pain near my elbow on my inner left forearm (fretting hand), the area highlighted in blue in the attached image. I fear its tendonitis from what I've read, so I'm going to get it checked out as soon as I can.
Something to think about. I had severe pins and needles and pain in my left forearm and hand and burning shooting pain there after playing for 30 minutes, and numbness next day. I followed up on several possible explanations. This didn't come on all at once but over about a year or so I started to notice it.
The problem is that I get an ache in my left forearm from playing. It starts below my wrist and runs to my elbow. I have talked to my teacher and he said that my technique is good. The only thing he thinks could be causing the pain is if I’m clamping down too hard with my left hand.
I have had left hand problems also. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers: This is what I have done, and what I recommend:
Moon standard series Mandolin. This is my mandolin made by Moon Guitars in Glasgow. I've had this a few years along with a cittern and bouzouki by the same maker but I've decided to keep the mando and sell the rest. Front is spruce, back and sides are flame maple and the neck is mahogany. Has a relatively soft sound but still sounds good to me.
I have a different problem (tennis elbow from playing guitar), but going to the doctor (for diagnosis) and physical therapist (for treatment) route worked wonders for me. Greg Wilson Jun-03-2009, 12:54pm
I find that resting my right forearm lightly on the mandolin is enough to solve the problem, without having to support the neck with my left hand. #That's one reason why I use an armrest for my mandos. Also, using a wider strap, or roughening the leather surface, helps, by increasing the friction between the strap and the shoulder/shirt.
Re: Tab for The Old Rugged Cross. Check out Theta Music Trainer online. They have some pretty effective ear training exercises in the form of computer "games". The most helpful to me so far involves identifying a tone's position in the scale, i.e. 1st, 3rd and 5th. As you advance, it escalates to include the others.
Re: Mandolin store in san francisco. The Second 5th string Store on Western Geary St in SF, where I bought my Mandolin, in the 80's closed long ago. I think the main store near the Ashby BART Station in Berkeley is still in Business. But Current Locals would know better than I .