Re: Tenor advise again...
I wonder what's causing the pain in your hand? If it's the stretch, then the above advice about trying a short scale tenor may be helpful. Of course, there are often different finger shapes for the same chord, and if you like the open modal sound (I simply mean where the chords sound more ambiguous, regarding major or minor etc) then you can find some very simple fingerings in GDAE or GDAD (or the higher GGDA or CGDG equivalent) which may not be in the standard basic chord charts. You may just need to play around a bit. I realised from carefully watching Steve Knightley playing, both mandocello and tenor, that although he moves his left hand around a lot, he doesn't stretch a lot, and does some very simple fingering, but he sounds good.
Another thought: could it be you've got a touch of arthritis? There are various natural remedies that may help.
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