herb - i picked this up from a film called "32 Short Films About Glen Gould" in which the actor playing him soaked his hands in warm water before a performance. i assume gould did as well. i tried this for better fluidity and finger dexterity but found that my fingers (didn't notice the tips especially) remained cool and "clean" throughout. i try to do this before playing but don't always have the time. the idea is that by making your fingers warmer than normal air temperature, anything after that is cool by comparison. lateral thinking?
cool hand - bill "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
