albertjohn Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ash and I have a gig tomorrow night so I picked up my guitar for the first time in over a week last night. Soft fingerpads Ouch! Also had to change a wheel on my car in freezing snow yesterday and my fingers got cold and now sting like crazy when I play. Using Savlon to repairs the splits etc. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Good luck with the gig I would keep gloves on Fingers well creamed/oiled to repair cracks Degrease the hands an hour or so before the gig V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ash and I have a gig tomorrow night so I picked up my guitar for the first time in over a week last night. Soft fingerpads Ouch! Also had to change a wheel on my car in freezing snow yesterday and my fingers got cold and now sting like crazy when I play. Using Savlon to repairs the splits etc. Any ideas? Well i hope you learned your lesson yooung man. Never neglect your Songwriter for a week or there will be no songs ! ;-) Anyway ... I suggest rehearse like crazy tonite to get them a bit battle weary and your should be right .. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I have found hydrogen peroxide to be an amazing skin healer for me. If you've got an open sore/scratch it'll hurt like hell but so worth it in the end. Like Euroaussie I think you're best bet is to play and toughen them up too. One thing I've really noticed is how my left hand, with the callouses, gets so much colder on the fingertips than my right hand. It just seems like the fingertips are more vulnerable when I've got callouses on them. For example, when it's cold and windy and I'm out on the farm with the giant four-legged fuzzies, my fingers on my left hand feel it first. I guess we need to protect them with more vigilence (sp?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I know guys who soak their fingertips in alcohol - they say it toughens them up. I have a different problem with both my right and left hand. My fingertips are so callused I have to on occasion go over them lightly with an emory board cuz if I don't they start cracking and snagging the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ash and I have a gig tomorrow night so I picked up my guitar for the first time in over a week last night. Soft fingerpads Ouch! Hmmmmm....I wonder where your fingers have been......????? Also had to change a wheel on my car in freezing snow yesterday and my fingers got cold and now sting like crazy when I play. Just in time for Christmas...... Using Savlon to repairs the splits etc.Any ideas? I think you should find a warm place to stick your fingers. I've heard some people routinely FILE their finger tips to callous them. Playing 12 string will callous the fingers very quickly. (although you will have two string grooves instead of one....lol) Actually, it is amazing how quickly one loses the tips of the fretting hand. Sorry to hear about your challenge. This has happened to me before too, and I try and use a guitar with the HIGHEST frets, since the soft finger will sink into the string a bit before it presses the string down. That way, you don't have to fret to the board to get a good sound. Good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ash and I have a gig tomorrow night so I picked up my guitar for the first time in over a week last night. Soft fingerpads Ouch! Also had to change a wheel on my car in freezing snow yesterday and my fingers got cold and now sting like crazy when I play. Using Savlon to repairs the splits etc. Any ideas? At least in regards to dry splitting cracking skin.... I use Vitamin E oil or a good hand creme with Lanolin regularly. At night really gob it on heavy and then sleep with some soft thin cotton gloves on so it stays on your hands. Finger tip calluses simply require playing your guitar more.... When mine get too thick or start to pull off I use a good sharp diamond fingernail file and file them down. Better that than having them peel or rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 +1 on rubbing alcohol on the fingertips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 All good advice. Thanks. I guess it's God of Guitars punishing me for neglecting my work too much. Job/family hassles I'm afraid but nothing that can't be resolved. We're having a run through tonight but we're due to play about 3 hrs tomorrow. Played for over an hour last night and the fingertips have hardened up slightly today and the cracks are healing fast. The gig is at my local so I don't have to drive which means I shall be consuming a few pints of the local painkiller. May have some vid to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul E Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 A little trick that I've used for years is put a little super glue in the cracks. When it hardens there is no pain when fretting strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 At least in regards to dry splitting cracking skin.... I use Vitamin E oil or a good hand creme with Lanolin regularly. At night really gob it on heavy and then sleep with some soft thin cotton gloves on so it stays on your hands. This thread is starting to sound as weird as those on AGF about which false nails to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 This thread is starting to sound as weird as those on AGF about which false nails to buy. I've been a collector since 1925 and have literally a dozen sets of false nails. I don't use them but that does not mean I don't know what I'm talking about. Don't buy the Gibson ones, they're crap. Don't get me wrong, I'm a lifelong fan of Gibson but I've never used any false nails from Gibson that were worth the money. The Taylor custom shop, hand made from slithers of Elephant Ivory circa 1940 are the best and well worth $3k. When are Gibson going to wake up and listen to their customers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretplay Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 A few pain killing drinks before the gig will do the trick! Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I've been a collector since 1925 and have literally a dozen sets of false nails. I don't use them but that does not mean I don't know what I'm talking about. Don't buy the Gibson ones, they're crap. Don't get me wrong, I'm a lifelong fan of Gibson but I've never used any false nails from Gibson that were worth the money. The Taylor custom shop, hand made from slithers of Elephant Ivory circa 1940 are the best and well worth $3k. When are Gibson going to wake up and listen to their customers? I've heard that Gibson nails, when you find the set that speaks to you, are pretty awesome. They had some QC issues a few decades ago, but they're not all crap. (hee-hee!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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