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turnermoran
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I'm curious if anyone else has this problem and what you have done about it:
I play with a right hand position that is not perpendicular to the strings.
It's kind of like what Scott Tennant describes in the pumping nylon book.
Over the years it is become more perpendicular, but I can't avoid the problem I have, which is that I strike the string initially in the same place, which is a centimeter or so to the right of the left most edge of the fingernail (if viewed by holding your right hand up in the air and looking at the top of the hand). See pic..
If I do nothing, this starts creating a divot in the slope of the fingernail. Usually, I file down the tip to correct for the problem, but this shortens my nail considerably.
I use crazy glue, and over the years have tried just about everything. Crazy glue seems to work the best for making my nail as tough as possible.
And my nails are solid, reliable, and pretty tough. I see no reason (nor have the desire) to try acrylic nails.
The culprit appears to be my Picado, and how hard I often play it.
I only have this problem on the i and m fingers.
Any suggestions?
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Date Jul. 21 2013 0:33:10
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FredGuitarraOle
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Joined: Dec. 6 2012
From: Lisboa, Portugal
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RE: Nail wearing pattern (in reply to turnermoran)
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I have that exact same problem, on my thumb nail too. Recently I have slightly changed my nails shape because of that. Although the issue remains, it is much better now and I can play picado and pulgar for a lot longer before that starts to happen. That depends a lot on your nail shape and how your fingers travel across the strings, and only through experimenting different nail shapes and attack angles you can find a solution that works for you. Other than that, I can think of two things you can do:
1 - Using a brush, apply a thin layer of super glue to the edge of the nails (it's easier to do this with the brush perpendicular to the nail plate). After it dries, simply smooth the nail edge with fine sandpaper and you're good to go. This helps because the strings start by wearing of the super glue, delaying the wear of the nail. If you do this correctly and smooth the nail edge with care, it shouldn't affect your sound. I do this almost every night before going to sleep and it works for me.
2 - Start using one of those products that stimulate nail growth. If the rate your nails grow is bigger than the rate the nails wear of, then you can file them down more often to correct the nail shape.
Good luck!
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