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Deformed Fingertips
Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
Re: Deformed Fingertips
On 03 May 2008, donny <x.smiling_tiger@yahoo . com > wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal?
Yes, it's normal. It means that callus is building up.
> Will it go away?
Once the callus is thick enough, they won't dent as easily.
> Should I rest for a day or a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
Rest them if they hurt or if the skin cracks or bleeds or otherwise
seems to be in real distress, but otherwise keep on keepin' on. If
there's a real problem (unlikely), you will know it.
On 03 May 2008, donny <x.smiling_tiger@yahoo . com > wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal?
Yes, it's normal. It means that callus is building up.
> Will it go away?
Once the callus is thick enough, they won't dent as easily.
> Should I rest for a day or a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
Rest them if they hurt or if the skin cracks or bleeds or otherwise
seems to be in real distress, but otherwise keep on keepin' on. If
there's a real problem (unlikely), you will know it.
Re: Deformed Fingertips
"Nil" <rednoise+news@REMOVETHIScomcast . net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A93806213AD7nilch1@216.196.97.136...
> On 03 May 2008, donny <x.smiling_tiger@yahoo . com > wrote in
> alt.guitar.beginner:
>
>> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
>> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
>> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
>> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
>> flesh? Is this normal?
>
> Yes, it's normal. It means that callus is building up.
>
>> Will it go away?
>
> Once the callus is thick enough, they won't dent as easily.
>
>> Should I rest for a day or a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
>
> Rest them if they hurt or if the skin cracks or bleeds or otherwise
> seems to be in real distress, but otherwise keep on keepin' on. If
> there's a real problem (unlikely), you will know it.
The callus may pop off after a while, but they will return.
--
MB
"Nil" <rednoise+news@REMOVETHIScomcast . net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A93806213AD7nilch1@216.196.97.136...
> On 03 May 2008, donny <x.smiling_tiger@yahoo . com > wrote in
> alt.guitar.beginner:
>
>> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
>> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
>> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
>> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
>> flesh? Is this normal?
>
> Yes, it's normal. It means that callus is building up.
>
>> Will it go away?
>
> Once the callus is thick enough, they won't dent as easily.
>
>> Should I rest for a day or a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
>
> Rest them if they hurt or if the skin cracks or bleeds or otherwise
> seems to be in real distress, but otherwise keep on keepin' on. If
> there's a real problem (unlikely), you will know it.
The callus may pop off after a while, but they will return.
--
MB
Re: Deformed Fingertips
donny submitted this idea :
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
I've been on the guitar for about 4 months now and I find that my
fingertips still get a bit tender, however I only notice it when I am
not playing.
I don't get the string marks on my fingertips like I did when I
started, but I did get the same as the OP described for the first
several weeks.
I made a point of not stopping when my fingers started to hurt. I would
say it is a bit like any physical training, a little pain, a lotta'
gain. :)
donny submitted this idea :
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
I've been on the guitar for about 4 months now and I find that my
fingertips still get a bit tender, however I only notice it when I am
not playing.
I don't get the string marks on my fingertips like I did when I
started, but I did get the same as the OP described for the first
several weeks.
I made a point of not stopping when my fingers started to hurt. I would
say it is a bit like any physical training, a little pain, a lotta'
gain. :)
Re: Deformed Fingertips
On May 3, 12:07 pm, donny <x.smiling ti...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day o=
r
> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
As a beginner, it comes and goes. They crack, bleed, heal, dent,
peel, and start over. This goes on for...years. Then they settle in,
there's callous but it's not as thick as it used to be. They never
hurt.
On May 3, 12:07 pm, donny <x.smiling ti...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day o=
r
> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
As a beginner, it comes and goes. They crack, bleed, heal, dent,
peel, and start over. This goes on for...years. Then they settle in,
there's callous but it's not as thick as it used to be. They never
hurt.
Re: Deformed Fingertips
"General Specific" <brad_pitstain@yahoo . com > wrote in message
news:03c7d4fc-d58e-427a-a977-d7f35a77400c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
On May 3, 12:07 pm, donny <x.smiling_ti...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
As a beginner, it comes and goes. They crack, bleed, heal, dent,
peel, and start over. This goes on for...years. Then they settle in,
there's callous but it's not as thick as it used to be. They never
hurt.
Been playing for...uhm...39 years...they still crack and
bleed...particularly when they get too thick and I bite them off...dunno
why...I just do it and it hurts me everytime. Problem is, I start to loose
feeling in the tips and that starts to get annoying, so I take little nips
and they start to wander towards the edge of the callouses and then, I can
tell you, it gets very tender. Not recommended, but it seems I am not as
smart as a dog and do not seem to learn from pain. Well...that was
cathartic.
Cheers, Jean
"General Specific" <brad_pitstain@yahoo . com > wrote in message
news:03c7d4fc-d58e-427a-a977-d7f35a77400c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
On May 3, 12:07 pm, donny <x.smiling_ti...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
As a beginner, it comes and goes. They crack, bleed, heal, dent,
peel, and start over. This goes on for...years. Then they settle in,
there's callous but it's not as thick as it used to be. They never
hurt.
Been playing for...uhm...39 years...they still crack and
bleed...particularly when they get too thick and I bite them off...dunno
why...I just do it and it hurts me everytime. Problem is, I start to loose
feeling in the tips and that starts to get annoying, so I take little nips
and they start to wander towards the edge of the callouses and then, I can
tell you, it gets very tender. Not recommended, but it seems I am not as
smart as a dog and do not seem to learn from pain. Well...that was
cathartic.
Cheers, Jean
Re: Deformed Fingertips
Jean P. wrote:
> "General Specific" <brad pitstain@yahoo . com > wrote in message
> news:03c7d4fc-d58e-427a-a977-d7f35a77400c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
> On May 3, 12:07 pm, donny <x.smiling ti...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
>> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
>> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
>> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
>> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
>> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
>
>
> As a beginner, it comes and goes. They crack, bleed, heal, dent,
> peel, and start over. This goes on for...years. Then they settle in,
> there's callous but it's not as thick as it used to be. They never
> hurt.
>
> Been playing for...uhm...39 years...they still crack and
> bleed...particularly when they get too thick and I bite them off...dunno
> why...I just do it and it hurts me everytime. Problem is, I start to loose
> feeling in the tips and that starts to get annoying, so I take little nips
> and they start to wander towards the edge of the callouses and then, I can
> tell you, it gets very tender. Not recommended, but it seems I am not as
> smart as a dog and do not seem to learn from pain. Well...that was
> cathartic.
>
> Cheers, Jean
>
>
>
...as long as you're not curling with them, I think you'll be ok.
--
- Rufus
Jean P. wrote:
> "General Specific" <brad pitstain@yahoo . com > wrote in message
> news:03c7d4fc-d58e-427a-a977-d7f35a77400c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
> On May 3, 12:07 pm, donny <x.smiling ti...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
>> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this
>> morning, I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips,
>> and found that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the
>> flesh? Is this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or
>> a few days? Or can I keep on truckin'?
>
>
> As a beginner, it comes and goes. They crack, bleed, heal, dent,
> peel, and start over. This goes on for...years. Then they settle in,
> there's callous but it's not as thick as it used to be. They never
> hurt.
>
> Been playing for...uhm...39 years...they still crack and
> bleed...particularly when they get too thick and I bite them off...dunno
> why...I just do it and it hurts me everytime. Problem is, I start to loose
> feeling in the tips and that starts to get annoying, so I take little nips
> and they start to wander towards the edge of the callouses and then, I can
> tell you, it gets very tender. Not recommended, but it seems I am not as
> smart as a dog and do not seem to learn from pain. Well...that was
> cathartic.
>
> Cheers, Jean
>
>
>
...as long as you're not curling with them, I think you'll be ok.
--
- Rufus
Re: Deformed Fingertips
On Sat, 03 May 2008 09:07:59 -0700, donny wrote:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this morning,
> I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips, and found
> that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the flesh? Is
> this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or a few days?
> Or can I keep on truckin'?
If there is numbness, quit until it goes away. Otherwise, boogie on.
All is normal. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox . net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
* w w w .openguitar . com /dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
* w w w .openguitar . com . :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
On Sat, 03 May 2008 09:07:59 -0700, donny wrote:
> Hi. Recently I've started to learn basic chords. Em, D, G, etc.
> Yesterday I practiced diligently. However when I woke up this morning,
> I ran my right hand fingers over my left hand finger tips, and found
> that they still had string indentations 'carved' into the flesh? Is
> this normal? Will it go away? Should I rest for a day or a few days?
> Or can I keep on truckin'?
If there is numbness, quit until it goes away. Otherwise, boogie on.
All is normal. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox . net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
* w w w .openguitar . com /dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
* w w w .openguitar . com . :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
Re: Deformed Fingertips
David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
> If there is numbness, quit until it
> goes away. Otherwise, boogie on.
> All is normal.
Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
Lumpy
In Your Ears for 40 Years
w w w .LumpyMusic . com
David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
> If there is numbness, quit until it
> goes away. Otherwise, boogie on.
> All is normal.
Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
Lumpy
In Your Ears for 40 Years
w w w .LumpyMusic . com
Re: Deformed Fingertips
On Mon, 05 May 2008 07:34:37 -0700, Lumpy wrote:
> David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
>> If there is numbness, quit until it
>> goes away. Otherwise, boogie on.
>> All is normal.
>
> Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
>
>
> Lumpy
>
> In Your Ears for 40 Years
> w w w .LumpyMusic . com
Have you played it? daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox . net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
* w w w .openguitar . com /dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
* w w w .openguitar . com . :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
On Mon, 05 May 2008 07:34:37 -0700, Lumpy wrote:
> David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
>> If there is numbness, quit until it
>> goes away. Otherwise, boogie on.
>> All is normal.
>
> Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
>
>
> Lumpy
>
> In Your Ears for 40 Years
> w w w .LumpyMusic . com
Have you played it? daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox . net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
* w w w .openguitar . com /dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
* w w w .openguitar . com . :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
Re: Deformed Fingertips
Lumpy wrote:
> Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
>
He should leave that to the techs significant other...
Lumpy wrote:
> Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
>
He should leave that to the techs significant other...
Re: Deformed Fingertips
On Wed, 07 May 2008 07:10:06 -0700, Lumpy wrote:
> Lump:
>> > Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
>
> DRA:
>> Have you played it?
>
>
> Too busy playing songs to mess with tech, whatever that is.
>
>
> Lumpy
>
> In Your Ears for 40 Years
> w w w .LumpyMusic . com
If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox . net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
* w w w .openguitar . com /dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
* w w w .openguitar . com . :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
On Wed, 07 May 2008 07:10:06 -0700, Lumpy wrote:
> Lump:
>> > Well, he still has to do your tech, right?
>
> DRA:
>> Have you played it?
>
>
> Too busy playing songs to mess with tech, whatever that is.
>
>
> Lumpy
>
> In Your Ears for 40 Years
> w w w .LumpyMusic . com
If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox . net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
* w w w .openguitar . com /dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
* w w w .openguitar . com . :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
