Hi Collective Wisdom - Thanks for all your suggestions about curing my thumb cracks! I tried some moisturizer which helped, and the temperature going from -5 to 25 ( -20 to 4 C ) really helped too. I was surprised by how many people had ideas about this!
Wayne > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: January 29, 2015 at 10:52:23 AM EST > To: [email protected] > From: wayne cripps <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUTE] band-aid texture question > > Hi folks - > > I am having serious issues with cracked skin on my thumb. about where it > contacts the string, because of the dry winter weather here in the north. > I am using band-aids to keep the crack closed, but the ones that I have tried > all are too slippery to get a good sound on the lute strings. Has anyone > found a good answer to this problem - either some bandage that works well > for plucking, or some other way to keep the skin from cracking? > > Wayne > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
