No matter what you hear, there are dumb questions, but this isn't one of them. I have dry hands, sometimes my knuckles will crack and bleed if I don't put hand lotion on. I carry a rag in my case to wipe of the inside of my hands when I play and haven't noticed any string problems. "Normal" folks naturally have oil on their hands that can "smooge" up the strings, I don't have that problem. Now oily hair, I've got that. Go figure.
Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda" <[email protected]> To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:48:42 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Dumb question I wonder from time to time about the connection between say hand lotion, or other ungents put on the hands and how that in some cases can effect string sound and string life. Even maybe certain kinds of soap, used to wash hands could have residues that one might want to avoid. At the bluegrass workshop I attended a while back, I noticed the Tater used a cloth to wipe off his hands and he kept it in his case for that purpose. I asked about it and he said it was to deal with 'hand smooge' . So..another question is what exactly is hand smooge...and ..no jokes please!!!!!! <G> Are these really dumb questions or has anyone run across any kind of info about this, or are there some opinions out there in Taterville? dry cracked hands here Linda --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
