probably using hand lotion and letting it absorb is better than having a load of beer, a huge place of spicy food and then sweating over your mandolin... Just a morning thought!
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Topher Gayle<[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep, seems like everybody has different body chemistry. I never wipe > down my strings, but sometimes after loan my instrument to another > player, I'd wish they did. The whole neck and strings and all can just > get kinda gunked up. And then there are players who sweat quarts into > my guitar strap and get it all saturated.... I rarely sweat much > myself. Well, everybody is different. > > I guess wipe your strings if you think they need it. Just try it and see. > > I have a friend who uses hand lotion and when I borrow her pick I can > barely hold onto it. So I don't borrow it if I can help it. > > Topher > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dennis Fehling" <[email protected]> >> >> Hell Be happy you got hair to get oily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> Dennis >> >> I was going to mention that but niceness overcame me. >> >> Clyde Clevenger >> Just My Opinion, But It's Right >> Salem, Oregon >> Old Circle >> >> >> >> >> >> www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com >> >> >> When will the madness stop. Spay and Neuter your pets >> >> >> >> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD >> Join me >> >> ________________________________ >> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:03:50 +0000 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Dumb question >> >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
