> temperature, anything after that is cool by > comparison. lateral thinking?
Thanks. Sounds plausible enough to me. Perhaps some "swollen shut" effect on the outlet ducts of the sweat glands, or fatigue effect on the heat sensors. > soaked his hands in warm water before a performance. When hands are cold and stiff (as from walking gloveless in December), water will warm them up _very_ quickly and thoroughly. I use a bowl and sink. Once the bowl is full, I turn off the cold water and leave a small stream of hot water running. Then, while my hands are warming, I move the bowl in and out of the stream, as needed, to keep the bowl's water at the maximum comfortable tempature. You can move the bowl without removing your hands from the water. I use the time for finger exercises (twirling each finger clockwise and then counter-clockwise). To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
