Why would you want your fingertips to be harder? Hoppy suggested that I use lanolin on my fingertips - available as a cream over the counter.
Doc On Jan 3, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Edward Mast wrote: > I agree with Stephen. I like my sound best when my fingers are soft, such as > after bathing. > On Jan 3, 2012, at 1:00 PM, stephen arndt wrote: > >> Do we really want dry, hard fingertips when we play the lute? I always soak >> mine in soapy water to soften them and put a little shea butter on them to >> moisten them before I play in order to get a warmer sound. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
