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Welcome to Chordie, Marshel ... and kudos to UJB for bringing you along.

Many guitarists have to make modifications to their playing style as time goes by to cope with things like CTS, arthritis (in my case), hand injuries, etc. The good news is that it can be done, and your PT should be able to recommend exercises which will be helpful. The hardest part is changing the way we've programmed our brain. Unlearning one habit in order to learn another requires some hard work. But since you enjoy playing ... that will be a labor of love. Here's a fairly in-depth article which you may find useful:

http://www.musicianshealth.com/CubitalTunnel.htm

Glad your second knee replacement went so well, DE ... good to get out and about again I'll bet. Found this guy on the Internet when I googled your name ... look familiar?

Jethro Tull    "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day"    London, 1977

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-bcFOI56E

This classic piece features the band mates playing each others instruments which they don't normally play. It was originally released on the 1974 album "War Child", and has become a staple at concerts ever since. The introspective lyrics are terrific, for example:

"Do you ever get to feel that the story's too damn real and in the present tense?
Or that everybody's on the stage and you're the only person sitting in the audience?"

The back of the album was interesting, with the band members, production staff, and their wives / girlfriends all dressed up as characters from all of the album's songs, including Ian Anderson's future-wife Shona as the ring mistress:

Although I don't fully understand what your new gadget does, I am very impressed that you were able to create some living quarters within your music room! I guess the phrase "Music is your life" truly applies ... nice setup, Russell.

Tobias Rauscher   "Off the Path"   (original composition & performance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vReZjXOuzDc

Hier gibt es noch viel mehr Gitarre aus Deutschland. Germany's Tobias Rauscher shows some more of his skill, with this lively piece. The words on his little lamp behind him say "Be the First", but I have no idea what he's referring to ... my German is very rusty.

Another great artist I'd never heard of. Badeye, you're a true encyclopedia of blues ... and another fine choice.

Welcome to Chordie, ARDNAS!

I hope whatever therapy you choose for your CTS gives you positive results. As life goes on, these kinds of things rear their heads and give us new obstacles to overcome. Arthritis  has affected my finger-speed quite a bit, but as BGD has properly said, we can always adapt and find other (more efficient) ways of playing. I've personally found that the neck angle matters a lot, i.e., 45-degree angled upwards, and not level with the floor.

Keep at it ... we hope a serious health issue like this doesn't compromise your enjoyment of playing.

KIR ... thanks for making me feel normal. My brain cells will take vacations without notice, but I feel the majority of them have emigrated somewhere ... and have left no forwarding address.

Strings mainly need changing because of the oils & dead skin that gets lodged in the winding. This causes them to start sounding dead with reduced sustain. The un-wound strings will start to tarnish just from being exposed to air. Coated strings (like Elixir Nano-Web, Martin LifeSpan, D'Addario EXP, etc.) can last up to 3-months before changing, but I've found that uncoated strings can't go much more than a month before losing their brightness. Once a person finds the string they like for a particular guitar, most of them can be bought in multi-packs, so the cost is reduced considerably.

Just watched it again, and focused on the drummer ... wow, he really puts out, eh?

What an awesome color scheme, Beamer ... thanks!

But I'm an old fart, so I plan to do something more subdued. I'm no "Optimus" as a guitar player, and I'm way past my "Prime".

1) The cabs will be made out of 3/4" maple plywood, and I'll use my router & jig to dovetail the joints for strength. The head will be 10"H x 26.5"W x 12" D. The speaker cab will be 32"H x 26.5"W x 12"D. The width is determined by the existing size of my Peavey, so that the hardware will slide in and fit properly, without undue fuss (as Malcolm Reynolds would say).

2) The wood will be stained with a charcoal grey stain, so the grain will be seen clearly. After that, about 4 - 5 coats of Varathane's "Diamond Coat" water-based semi-gloss finish. I built an all-oak stairway system in our split entry home almost 10 years ago, and used this stuff on it. The treads show very little sign of wear yet ... awesome product!

3) The cabs will have all matte black hardware (handles, corners, etc.) and matte black grille cloth, to match the existing face on the Peavey which I'll re-use. The back will be solid, but I plan to add 2 angled ports on each side for sound distribution ... something like BOSE does with their sound systems. The guts are a 100-watt all-tube system, with the 2 x 12" speakers I put in it last year.

If I can get someone do the "TF" plates in a smokey chrome color, that would be my first choice, but a brushed aluminum or steel will also do fine. They have to be fairly good sized plates though ... at least 3" x 3" or more. My workshop has no heat, so it'll be at least 8 weeks before it's warm enough to start this. Only in Canada, eh?