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OK you musicians. We were discussing left-handed guitars in another topic & I realised that, apart from drum kits, I've never seen other musical instruments played left-handed. For example, you wouldn't expect to see a left-handed piano or keyboard although if you really wanted one I expect you could get one made for you. I don't think they make left-handed wind instruments like clarinets, flutes, saxophones, oboes. What about other stringed instruments like the Violin, Cello etc? Why would the guitar be any different?

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I can play the Polynesian Nose Flute, left handed*....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_flute

(A "Runny nose" is the biggest disadvantage).

Paul... ...!

* ..probably... ...!

Keith Emerson was able to Play his Hammond Organ backwards....
...whilst slowly destroying it... ...!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_RVm9BT ... re=related

Hmmm, a most interesting question.

As an accomplished guitarist and fairly advanced keyboardist and former guitar teacher (and a left hander when writing only), here's my take on this:

Because the guitar, like drums, can be easily physically inverted.

Beginning guitarists in reality cannot play either way, but some choose to hold it left handed because somehow that feels more natural to them.

Left handed violins ---> http://www.violinslover.com/lefthandedviolins.php

So, they clearly make them.

Carlo

EDIT: Lefthanded piano

Burger King Introduces Left-Handed Whopper

[quote]Burger King Corporation today announced the launch of the new Left-Handed WHOPPER

OK, a little left-handed Google research on my part, and my left eye is opened a lot more than it was yesterday.  Interesting, and also a bit bizarre.  So, they do exist.  There are left handed violins, and even left handed pianos (keyboard is reversed, with the treble notes on the left). 

I must thank Hagar for a most interesting subject.  As can be expected, there's a lot of stuff online about this.