• Registered: 2009-10-12
  • Posts: 20

Topic: sore fingers

hey all

any remedies for sore fingers after a long playing session, i am teaching myself lead and this morning i tried to play a little and my fingers are tender even with the several layers of callouses

will vinegar help??   heh heh

your thoughts folks!!!

  • From: Merseyside, UK
  • Registered: 2009-10-14
  • Posts: 2

Re: sore fingers

Try soaking your fingertips in Surgical Spirit. Ballet dancers use this as a way of hardening their feet against their 'points' shoes.

  • From: Belfast
  • Registered: 2009-03-31
  • Posts: 330

Re: sore fingers

If your fingers are tender even under callouses, then it's time to give them a rest - seriously. They shouldn't need any help to harden. Give them a break and they'll heal harder anyway. Pushing it may end up with it just getting worse.

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there." Miles Davis

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  • Registered: 2009-10-12
  • Posts: 20

Re: sore fingers

will try the spirits

and yes i need to rest them too 

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  • Registered: 2008-10-02
  • Posts: 192

Re: sore fingers

For years I've kept my nails trimmed as short as possible. Lately I've realised that if they are about 1/16 of an inch they actually add support to the fleshy tip of the finger. Where do you find surgical spirits?

  • From: carson,washington
  • Registered: 2009-09-22
  • Posts: 350

Re: sore fingers

hey cliffordkillian, i agree with stransongs and rest them. if needed i know of lead players that have done the super glue and clear nail polish tricks and hear they work but luckily i have'nt tried.

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  • Registered: 2008-11-17
  • Posts: 225

Re: sore fingers

I agree with papa, and i have heard that the glue and fingernail polish works well!





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