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jmb -> RE: Hooked nails (Oct. 29 2014 8:19:31)
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I think the best way, in my humble opinion and being just a eternal beginner (I am not a good player, but I played for long time), is to avoid it. For example, do not have so long nails and be used to play with them. If you see some pics of Paco's nails, you will see that he had quite short nails (except thumbnail) in comparison to the guitarist of the video (it is a millimeters issue).
See this post about Gerardo Nuñez's nails.
http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=118092&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=&tmode=&smode=&s=#118092
I love 'palos jondos’ and I think that currently the sweet and round sounds from the fingertips are dismissed sometimes by young players whith bulerias as reference. One of the final obsessions of Tarrega was to play without nails, just with the fingertips and with a loud sound at the same time. And some flamenco master (sorry I do not remember who, I have short-term mind) usually likes (and it is the correct way) to play with the combination of fingertip-nail.
For my experience, if you get it and use other extra factors as sea water interaction (if you can) for example avoids hooked. A good 'tocaor' advised me about analyze my bad habits where you are not playing and the nail care with olive oil and I think it also helps. And of course avoid friend that ask you to play with wire strings [:D].
I have not the most robust nails in the World and it was a problem for me. But with these practices I had not problems for years and forgot the hateful glue. Anway, hooked nails could happen at any time.
Said that, the most problematic is a hooked thumb nail, but it is the strongest too to crab it.
But, as I said, It is just an opinion and I do not play eight hours per day.
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