Nail care

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yc.flamenco -> Nail care (Jul. 21 2012 2:58:32)
How do you guys protect your nails during your day at work? If you have a job that demands you use your hands what's the best way to protect them?

Erik van Goch -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 21 2012 5:31:04)
Just be careful and after a while it becomes second nature. Even if they throw things to me my instinct reaction is not to catch it by hand but either to let it fall (to pick it up afterwards) or to catch it with my feet.

Doitsujin -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 21 2012 12:28:43)
Exactly, just do everything you can do, with your feet instead of your hands. Jokes aside: Just be careful... at least Im not protecting my hands and its ok.

Erik van Goch -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 21 2012 20:28:03)
quote: ORIGINAL: Doitsujin Exactly, just do everything you can do, with your feet instead of your hands. Jokes aside: Just be careful... at least Im not protecting my hands and its ok. That was not a joke. Most people have the instinct reaction to catch if you throw them something. MY instinct reaction is to save my hands first. Obviously people don't throw things to me on a daily base, bud over the years i did became handy in catching things with my feet as a possible alternative. I operated light switches with feet kicks for over 20 years as well, not to safe my fingers but because i liked martial arts. As a youngster i was less careful with my hands and i even practiced nunchacu with lots of complex gripings.

shaun -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 21 2012 23:43:56)
The shorter they are, the less likely they are to break. Only grow them as long as you need them and file them regularly. It isn't usually a problem. That being said, I broke my thumbnail today. When that happens, I use Krazy Glue to fix the nail.

etta -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 22 2012 13:52:06)
Wear a glove on your right hand, keep your hand in your pocket, or learn to play the banjo and wear metal picks. Either way you will be seen as weird.

Doitsujin -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 22 2012 14:14:36)
quote: When that happens, I use Krazy Glue to fix the nail me 2 But I grow them too long...when I dont play..they get too long. And lately I scared off a nice girl. She didn´t believe me that nails have anything to do with guitar playing.... -.-

Paul Magnussen -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 22 2012 14:47:13)
quote: i even practiced nunchacu with lots of complex gripings. Are they legal where you are? They’re banned in California now.

Erik van Goch -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 22 2012 23:57:01)
I guess regulations changed over the years. I did it in the 80's. At the time one could buy rubber or plastic ones at specialized stores. On top i had a professional one obtained via a russian sailer (small and very heavy) and a home made one (broomstick) based on bruce Lee's pair in enter the dragon. At the time one was allowed to poses and to handle them in a martial arts dojo. I guess one was also allowed to cary them in a closed back. Once i practised outdoors and it was transfiscated within an hour. We even had a dutch open championship at the time. The european champion gave a demonstration handling 2 pairs covered with razor blades. The slightest mistake would slize his fingers or worse, completely mad if you ask me. I have no idea of present day regulations. A couple of years ago i fount out that even the toy ones made of plastic and rubber are no longer allowed to be sold publicly.

britguy -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 24 2012 12:57:43)
quote: How do you guys protect your nails during your day at work? If you have a job that demands you use your hands what's the best way to protect them? I sympathize. Sometimes nothing will work over a long period. I work daily on a small farm, growing apples and pears. Even wearing heavy gloves (horrible in hot weather) I constantly break or tear my natural nails working with tools, tractors, digging holes, messing with irrigation systems, and a dozen other manual chores that are normal everyday stuff in farming. It was almost enough frustration to make me want to give up trying to play flamenco guitar - in fact for some years I played only 5-string banjo using fingerpicks! But about a year or so ago I tried using those glue-on (guitar-players) nails, and so far they seem to work O.K. Bit tricky to put on right at first, but practice improves. Mine seem to last about three to four weeks and usually just drop off. And usually after getting wet. Replacement takes about 5 - 10 minutes. So now I dont worry too much about losing a nail. But I'd still prefer to use my natural nails if I could. . . Good luck with whatever method you try. . .

britguy -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 24 2012 19:06:04)
quote: just do everything you can do, with your feet instead of your hands. That's a hell of a good idea, Doit! Why didn't anyone else think of that? Just forget about the hands and play flamenco guitar with the feet! ( 'Look man - no hands. . .' ) Just imagine those thundering rasgueados, played with the big toenail. . . ( Maybe that's worth another beer?)

Doitsujin -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 24 2012 19:44:16)
quote: That's a hell of a good idea, Doit! Why didn't anyone else think of that? Just forget about the hands and play flamenco guitar with the feet! ( 'Look man - no hands. . .' ) They did.

britguy -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 24 2012 23:10:19)
quote: They did. Ouch!! What can I say? (Other than he sounds better than some of the hotshots in our local folk clubs. . . )

XXX -> RE: Nail care (Jul. 25 2012 0:19:18)
quote: ORIGINAL: Doitsujin quote: That's a hell of a good idea, Doit! Why didn't anyone else think of that? Just forget about the hands and play flamenco guitar with the feet! ( 'Look man - no hands. . .' ) They did. Yep, hands down.

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