I sometimes have to actually remove callus, especially from the tip of my middle finger, where it can form a sort of corn that creates a point force on the underlying tissue that can get quite uncomfortable. It seems to be more of a problem with theorbo than Ren lute, perhaps because my theorbo has single strings, which concentrate the pressure on the finger more than the double stringing on my Ren lutes. Side note: I once knew a French Horn player who practiced so much that he had to have a corn removed from his lip. Guy > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 18:13:14 +0000 > To: praelu...@hotmail.com > CC: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > From: john.mardi...@asu.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Quick Callus > > Ron; > > What I wanted to avoid was pain, misery and frustration. In 4 months of > playing as much as possible every day (frustratingly not enough), I was > hoping to at at least "condition" my LH fingertips (thick callousnesses > not really needed, I thought) , but it just wasn't happening. This > QuickCallus stuff has helped tremendously. Well, at 67, a lot of things > don't work like they did when I was young, but I thought 4 months would > have been enough to condition my fingertips to play at least 4 hours. > Apparently not. > > A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. > Retired Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer > EMail: [1]john.mardi...@asu.edu > Cell: [2]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) > But don't call the lab....I won't be there! > > On Jun 26, 2016, at 8:54 AM, Ron Andrico <[3]praelu...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > I should think that you would want to avoid heavy calluses like those > a > guitarist might have, particularly on the right hand. I find that > the > sort of left-hand calluses I develop playing steel-stringed guitar > can > be problematic in terms of the essential light touch needed for > fingering the strings of the lute with clarity and agility. Usually, > I > have to swear off playing guitar for several days before playing a > lute > concert. > Ron Andrico > __________________________________________________________________ > From: [4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <[5]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on > behalf > of John Mardinly <[6]john.mardi...@asu.edu> > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 9:54 PM > To: lute list > Subject: [LUTE] Quick Callus > Anybody ever try this stuff? In the 4 months since I retired and > have > playing as much as possible every day, either I have not built up > callouses, or they wear off faster than I can rebuild them, and my > fingers have just been killing me. Maybe it's just oulde age that > I > can't grow callouses like when I was young, but since I discovered > this > stuff, my life has been much better. > [1][7]https://www.quikcallus.com > A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. > Retired Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer > EMail: [2][8]john.mardi...@asu.edu > Cell: [3]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) > But don't call the lab....I won't be there! > References > 1. [1][9]https://www.quikcallus.com/ > [2]Quik Callus. The original liquid callus enhancer for ... > [10]www.quikcallus.com > Quik Callus - A safe, non-toxic artificial callus for musicians, > runners, and weightlifters that promotes natural callus development. > Prevents guitar finger pain ... > 2. [3][11]mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 3. [12]tel:408-921-3253 > To get on or off this list see list information at > [4][13]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- > References > 1. [14]https://www.quikcallus.com/ > 2. [15]https://www.quikcallus.com/ > 3. [16]mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 4. [17]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > References > > 1. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 2. tel:408-921-3253 > 3. mailto:praelu...@hotmail.com > 4. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > 5. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > 6. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 7. https://www.quikcallus.com/ > 8. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 9. https://www.quikcallus.com/ > 10. http://www.quikcallus.com/ > 11. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 12. tel:408-921-3253 > 13. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 14. https://www.quikcallus.com/ > 15. https://www.quikcallus.com/ > 16. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu > 17. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
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