[@juliehumphries]

Hi not sure how it would work but my dad loved playing guitar and he suffered a TBI and lost functioning of his right wrist. He still can play all the chords with his left hand but cannot strum the strings with his right hand. I am reaching out to this site to see if you can design a tool that allows my dad to strum a guitar again. I realize this is a long shot but I wanted to give it a try.

[@mmc_jake]

This should be very doable, as I’m aware of at least a few similar existing projects. It would be helpful to know a bit more about what your dad is still able to do.

For example, CanAssist has developed a foot-operated guitar strummer: https://www.canassist.ca/EN/main/programs/our-technologies/current-technologies/72729.html (I’m not sure how they handle tech requests, but might be worth asking directly. Otherwise, that design could probably be used as inspiration for a similar solution)

Stan Cassidy has also worked on something similar.

[@luisal]

Hi Julie,

I teach a high school Engineering class, and my students are interested in helping you design a solution to this problem. We would love to talk to you further and understand your dad’s strumming needs better.

If you’re interested, I would love to schedule a Zoom with you or continue the conversation over email.

Best wishes,

Luisa

[@mmc_jake]

@juliehumphries if that foot operated strummer would be a suitable solution, you can try contacting CanAssist directly: https://www.canassist.ca/EN/main/programs/can-we-help-you/individual-requests.html

[@juliehumphries]

@mmc_jake Thank you!! I’m going to contact Canassist directly.

My dad can moves his arm and forearm but slowly, not fast enough to produce a strum and he cannot rotate his wrist all all. It’s like his wrist is locked.

[@juliehumphries]

@luisal The hat sounds great. I can answer any questions you have over email. Does that work for you?

[@luisal]

That’s great! Thank you! I just sent you a chat/DM with my email address.

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