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Message 9262
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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Ouch | | Date: | Monday, May 26, 2008 13:55:50 (-0400) | | From: | Jim Norman <rezn8r @.......net>
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| In reply to: | Message 9258 (written by kcollier697) |
Ahh, welcome to the club. This, for me at least, is a perennial problem and
I've been playing for quite a few years. There are some things that help.
First, I would assume that if you take care of your hands with lotions and
stuff, that would help. Since I never really do this myself, I can only
speculate. Second, finding fingerpicks that work for you can be a long
process. Split-wrap ProPiks are the most comfortable I've found for the
area of the finger around the fingernail. They come in an array of types.
Unfortunately, I prefer the sound of older Dunlop picks, which are made with
nickel. (I say unfortunately because I am allergic to nickel, so these will
occasionally break my fingers out, a problem even worse than hangnails.)
Third, use care when fitting fingerpicks to your fingers. I sometimes use a
thick pen or other plastic object that with fit inside the pick and help
keep the bend rounded when first shaping them to my fingers. A sharp bend
in the fingerpick can wreak havoc on your fingers. Seems obvious, but I've
seen some ugly fingerpicks in use. (Split-wrap Propiks are quite easy to
fit, for what that's worth.)
My advice is: take care of your fingers (if you can remember to do so), try
a lot of fingerpicks till you find ones that are comfortable to wear and
give you a sound you like, and use care when fitting them to your fingers.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Jim Norman
----- Original Message -----
Subject: [RESOGUIT-L] Ouch
>A strange phenomenon occurs when I practice my dobro. I get hangnails and
>sore fingers where I've had my picks. >
> Kathy
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