cold hands..................

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miguel

Posts: 56
Joined: Apr. 20 2004

cold hands..................

Hola amigos

lately winter has been setting in and my hands get extremly cold.
This is a problem because my fingers become extremly stiff and i find it hard to play, do any of you have problems like this. do you have any warm-up tips(literally warm up

)

i guess i could go live in andalusia a nice african climate

Gracias
Miguel

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 26 2004 8:50:06

Jon Boyes

Posts: 1377
Joined: Jul. 10 2003

RE: cold hands.................. (in reply to miguel)

As we are talking literally about warming up here, then I would suggest things like
clapping, flicking your fingers outwards from your thumb, rub your hands together vigorously, go for a walk before you start playing, running on the spot etc, anything aerobic that gets the circulation flowing.

Turn your heating up too!

I always like to loosen up the fingers on the guitar with some rasgueado exercises.

Jon

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 26 2004 12:37:56

Miguel de Maria

Posts: 3532
Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ

RE: cold hands.................. (in reply to miguel)

I'll give you a nice little warmup routine. Play four notes per string with each finger. i i i i, m m m m , a a a a, first apoyando, then tirando. This is to be done slowly. Then play p on the E string simultaneously playing the first exercise. Then do some piami arpeggios using different base strings for about a minute. I find this warms my fingers up pretty well. A side benefit is that doing very basic things like this improves the foundation for your technique!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 26 2004 15:33:08

gerundino63

Posts: 1743
Joined: Jul. 11 2003
From: The Netherlands

RE: cold hands.................. (in reply to Miguel de Maria)

When it is winter here, (we are hitting the summer soon)

I warm my hands under hot running wather, while you do wait for warming up, do some nice streching for your fingers!

Greetings, Peter.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 26 2004 17:51:00

Patrick

Posts: 1189
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Portland, Oregon

RE: cold hands.................. (in reply to miguel)

Getting older by the day, I can unfortunately, relate to this topic. I use the stretching method Herrero uses in his third video.

The first is to push back the fingers only keeping the wrist straight with the opposite hand. I push them back and hold them for several seconds. Now do the other hand. Next push on the fingers but let your wrist flex backward, again holding for several seconds. I think shake them out and start playing slowly.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 26 2004 20:50:43

miguel

Posts: 56
Joined: Apr. 20 2004

RE: cold hands.................. (in reply to Patrick)

Thanks

i'll try them all. I've tried putting them under hot water and that worked better than any others but like i said i'll try the exercises that can also improve technique.

gracias
Miguel

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 28 2004 8:14:45

Billyboy

Posts: 389
Joined: Aug. 18 2003

RE: cold hands.................. (in reply to miguel)

Cold hands has a lot to do with nerves, I find no matter how long I keep them in hot water, they go quikly cold, if I'm playing somewhere, a poket warmer may help though
Dave

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 28 2004 11:48:28