Video Question: Broken Finger and Dexterity

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Date: July 16th, 2009 | Length: 4.07 | Instructor: Jim Deeming

Hana14 asked "So I broke my pinkie and ring finger on my right hand and whenever I play they stiffen and its really hard to curl and spread them is it because I broke those two fingers?" Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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