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mark indigo
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Joined: Dec. 5 2007
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RE: Broken thumbnail repair (in reply to silddx)
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I broke my right thumbnail again, it also seems thinner weaker than my left thumbnail. I was growing my left thumbnail to compare. So I cut my left thumbnail tip off, superglued it to my right thumbnail, superglued a piece of muslin over it all, gave it another coat of superglue. Let it dry and then filed it smooth and polished it. It's held up perfectly for a week, and sounds and feels really good. I will grow my left thumbnail as a feeder from now on :D Have you tried silk wraps and brush-on nail glue (superglue)? They shouldn't break... how are you breaking your thumbnail? One of the key skills for any budding flamenco guitarist is learning to avoid breaking your nails! I have used lots of different things over the years, including silk and glue, glue and acrylic powder, and even rizla papers and glue! Mostly I just use a few layers of brush-on nail (super) glue, but keep some acrylic powder in case I need to fill a chip really fast (it dries more or less instantly), and some silk wraps in case I break a nail. The glue often gets chipped or cracked but I haven't actually broken a nail for years.
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Date Jul. 13 2023 22:16:27
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Mark2
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Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco
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RE: Broken thumbnail repair (in reply to silddx)
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I have used all the repair options at one time or another. I studied with Pepe Haro for a few years, a guitarist from Madrid, who used nothing on his nails. I asked him how he played for dance with no additional protection and he said "Like this!" and played some loud ras. I think it's mostly technique failures that break nails when playing but if you play a lot, even good technique might not be foolproof. Also, as you mentioned, it usually happens doing other stuff. Since I don't gig anymore, if I break one, no biggie-I just keep playing. For those using acrylic, I did as well but developed a fungus under my thumb nail and had no thumb nail for two years. It took a pill from the doc to finally cure it. quote:
ORIGINAL: silddx I broke my right thumbnail again, it also seems thinner weaker than my left thumbnail. I was growing my left thumbnail to compare. So I cut my left thumbnail tip off, superglued it to my right thumbnail, superglued a piece of muslin over it all, gave it another coat of superglue. Let it dry and then filed it smooth and polished it. It's held up perfectly for a week, and sounds and feels really good. I will grow my left thumbnail as a feeder from now on :D
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Date Sep. 5 2023 22:11:00
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