It should be noted that many left-handers claim that traditional stringed instruments do not discriminate against left-handers at all, because the left hand (which performs the fingering, chords, etc) actually has the more difficult job, requiring most the dexterity. To the contrary, Jimi Hendrix, perhaps the most famous left-handed guitarist, actually wrote and ate with his right hand, and so may not have been naturally left-handed at all. Many well-known left-handed guitarists (including Billy Corgan, David Bowie, Robert Fripp, the Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter, Mark Knopfler and many others - see the List of Famous Left-Handers) choose to play their instrument right-handed. However, a guitar or violin, for example, can easily be restrung backwards, avoiding the need for expensive custom-build instruments. It is even possible, although rare, to have a reverse piano custom-built, so that the left hand plays the (usually more complex) melodic work.

Custom-made inverted instrument which are better suited to left-handers can be bought, although the market is quite small and the prices are consequently high. Many musical instruments, from guitars and violins to trumpets and oboes, can present problems for some left-handers. Other Handedness Issues - Handedness and Music Right, Left, Right, Wrong! - Other Handedness Issues - Handedness and Music

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