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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Go easy?
... ask her what her "Inspector" initials were. |
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Location: big island | so i use palmolive.
"it's so gentle, you're soaking in it" ~ madge |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I just leave mine alone. If they get rough on the edges and I'm tempted to pick them, I pick something else instead. And that, ladies & gentlemen, is how my wife chose ME..... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | What'cha got here, is a six string autoharp
That only plays Country songs.
With three chords & The Truth. |
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Location: SoCal | My calluses harden, crack, peel off and then harden agasin. It's about a 2 week cycle. I just keep playing. If they're tender, then they'll stop being tender after awhile. When I'm playing in front of people I never even notice if they're tender.
Big deal..... |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Victor:
I use Corn Huskers Lotion a couple of times a week. It's a heavy glycerin solution. It keeps the finger tips looking smooth and your hands feel soft. WOW! They still make that stuff?
Good product that's been around for a LONG time. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by Mitchrx:
Originally posted by Victor:
I use Corn Huskers Lotion a couple of times a week. It's a heavy glycerin solution. It keeps the finger tips looking smooth and your hands feel soft. WOW! They still make that stuff?
Good product that's been around for a LONG time. 
I'm sure that we sell it in the drugstore |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Wow, Jeff, did we work together? Yes, it's true, I kept my last name for a middle name when I was married, leaving me with rather interesting initials. However "that" is not what I'm picking. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get more wise-"initial" comebacks on that line though. Where's Cliff? |
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Location: NJ | I had "one in the chamber", but Whitehead fired first . . .
It's AMAZING the amount of "info" we're able to ascertain 'round here, . . innitt?? |
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Location: SoCal | Obviously, hanging around with a trained detective has paid off for people on the board...... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | The rest of us just continue on with life as the clueless 'shrooms that we are. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Well, you get picked out in the line-up a few times you learn a few things... |
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| so are we adding initial-hole to our vocabulary now? |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Obviously, hanging around with a trained detective has paid off for people on the board...... um.......
I couldn't say it. Paul's just too good a friend. |
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Location: NJ | ". . hanging around with a trained detective . ."
do y'KNOW any??? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I hadn't been playing any of my electrics for awhile...
I recently start playing the Oscar Schmidt Phony 335...
Now, those electric strings are real easy to play at first,
but after awhile those skinny strings start acting like a cheese-slicer on your finger-tips.
But I just said to myself that this is Good for my callouses. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | We Aussies are real tough, we just keep playing until all the finger tips are bleeding profusely. Then when you wake up in the morning you have a handy scab on each finger tip. 
Actually, I fall in the emery board camp, particularly when doing flick-offs when little catchy bits affect my playing. |
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Location: North Carolina | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
I ignore them. There ya go. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | what he said.... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | And now to the question, Capt Handle&Grettle, just keep using the emeryory board. I have some that Ed Gerhardt sells on his web site, 4 grits. I also have a 6" bastard file from the hardware store. I use that mostly for the nails on the right hand, after I build them up with super glue and acrylic powder. But as far as the the callouses just keep playing. Glad Workshoplive is working out for you. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | My fingers hurt! |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
Glad Workshoplive is working out for you. I feel like I'm getting some good stuff there. I've never done any fingerstyle playing before. Pat Johnson gives a good introduction to it.
And I fail often at implementing Matt's practice routine, but even when I fall short, I'm still better focused in my practicing than before. By the way, guys, Grayson Capps music is perfect for ear training practice. Tune to drop D and work on Wail & Ride. You'll say "I didn't know I could do that!" |
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Location: Winter Haven, FL | I chew mine off when they get in the way. Not as tasty as gum, but just as entertaining. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | ... and yet ANOTHER use for Cornhuskers! |
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Do you condition your callosity?
