Chord changer device and a bad left hand

LorenFL said:

Playing just 7 chords is better than nothing, but seems it would be very limiting.

Have you considered strumming with your left hand and fretting with your right? Makes my brain hurt just thinking about it, but if I had to... I think I'd try it.

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It must suck but, it is what it is.

I don't have any advice to offer on chord changers but I would like to offer my sympathy as I too have some issues with my hands, particularly the tendons due to Fibromyalgia. Different issues I know, but I actually took up the uke again partially because I wanted to use it as a hand strengthening exercise. So perhaps if you just do short sessions and avoid movements that are aggravating, playing the ukulele could possibly be helpful? Just a thought and hopefully an encouragement.

Just ran across the "Easy Fret" on Thingaverse - a 3d printable device that attaches to the fretboard and allows chording via buttons. Kind of like an auto-harp or the "Chord Changer" mentioned earlier here.

Article: https://hackaday.com/2021/03/27/dont-fret-over-the-ukulele
Thing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4774085

Designed to fit a Mitchel concert uke right now, but he includes the STEP files and it should be easy to mod to fit on other concerts with similar string spacing.