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finger nail abrasions

Unread post by The Man of The Hour » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:09 pm

Does anyone else get an abrasion on their index finger of their strumming hand? I'm obviously holding the pick and hitting the string with my index finger nail...just curious if anyone has a similar situation and/or what's bad about it. I sense nothing wrong with it, and it looks like it will grow back, just kind of bugging me.
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Unread post by monkieonastring » Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:23 pm

This happens when I play some songs (Nancies in particular). I was playing it once and I started bleeding right where the nail ends and the finger begins. Hurt like a bitch for a couple days too.
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Unread post by isaac » Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:25 pm

ouch. :? i've always fingerpicked and strummed with my thumb.
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Unread post by dancheatham » Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:58 pm

I have a callus on the first knuckle of my right middle finger from strumming... with a pick.... its weird haha
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:32 am

I hate it when my skin gets dry, and I get cracks in my skin on my stumming hand and when I try to strum and pick with my hand, it hurts. I then go for my extra strong glue, and put some in it, and everything is fine :) .
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Unread post by Easy E » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:42 am

yeah i get that all the time man of the hour, i gotta learn how to strum so i dont do that, but i definitely have like half a nail on my index finger
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Unread post by Pickles » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:43 am

i went through a no pick phase i few months back. i remember after a while it hurt too bad to strum.

i had multiple cracks in my nails due to that. glad i got into the habit of using the pick.
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Unread post by Jay » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:14 pm

yup, i get it too...always wondered if i was the only one...
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Unread post by dmfollower » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:44 pm

i'm totally with you dancheatham on that callus knuckle thing. seems to be the only problem with my strumin hand, ofcourse there's the dave patton sore wrist thing with the fretin' hand. who else is proud of their sore wrist, dammit i earned it :evil:
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:27 pm

If i am not warmed up enough, if I play Crash Into Me, my hand starts aching twards the end. I also like the sound of the full chord rather than what Dave does after a while, so I bare the pain, and shake the shit out of my hand afterwards, lol.
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