Help with thumb blisters!

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revendel

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Joined: Dec. 27 2013

Help with thumb blisters!

When doing pulgar techniques, I can't seem to get the nail of the thumb right. Blisters are particularly painful on slow sweep downs on chords.

Would appreciate some tips!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 21 2014 19:27:58

Leñador

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Joined: Jun. 8 2012
From: Los Angeles

RE: Help with thumb blisters! (in reply to revendel)

You could put a little super glue (Cyanoacrylate) but really the best thing to do is work through it, it'll callouses up eventually. Mine feels like elephant skin lol

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 21 2014 20:00:14

estebanana

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RE: Help with thumb blisters! (in reply to revendel)

YOU have to suffer for ART!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 21 2014 21:14:59

revendel

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Joined: Dec. 27 2013

RE: Help with thumb blisters! (in reply to Leñador)

cyanoacralyte seems to peel off. do you guys shower with gloves to keep the calluses?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 21 2014 21:53:08

Leñador

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From: Los Angeles

RE: Help with thumb blisters! (in reply to revendel)

quote:

do you guys shower with gloves to keep the calluses?

No.....They dry out with the rest of me.........

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 21 2014 22:13:40

rombsix

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Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Help with thumb blisters! (in reply to revendel)

Practice alzapua, then stop before a blister forms. Rest for a day, then practice alzapua again but stop before the blister forms. Rest for another day, then practice alzapua again & stop before the blister forms. Rest for another day, & keep doing the same sequence of events mentioned above until your thumb hardens. Once that happens, showers or some days without practice will not budge the callouses & you're basically good to go.

Cheers!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 22 2014 5:03:41

Cloth Ears

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Joined: Apr. 26 2005

RE: Help with thumb blisters! (in reply to revendel)

Also watch out on cold, damp days if you haven't practiced alzapua/heavy pulgar: I make sure I have warmed up my hands before attempting this. Then pace yourself. Do ten minutes, then practice something less abrasive and go back to it after half an hour for another short burst. I find I am more prone to it on such weather conditions, particularly if I have been practicing just classical for a week (like this week when on put some new strings on my CG, but remembered for once to play some FG to ensure my callous doesn't thin out).

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 22 2014 11:20:31