My favorite hand lotion is Aveeno--fragrance free and doesn't feel greasy. I carry a tube in my kit. Every year, before I think to use it, there's a place on my right thumb that splits to remind me I should've been using the lotion before this. I find putting some Neosporin on the crack and placing a band-aid on it for a couple of days & nights really, really helps. Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, Illinois -11 wind chill this morning, yikes... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Berry" <ron at berrypiano.com> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Disinfecting Keys > There is a tape sold at drug stores called Transpore that is a medical > tape > that breathes. You can put a bit of this over cracked fingers and still > play or > tune. The only real solution to cracked fingers in the winter is move to > Florida. > > ron > > On 29 Jan 2007 at 14:37, Ron Nossaman wrote: > >> >> > Blood on the keys!? Probably a colorful story behind that... >> > >> > Chris >> >> >> Or not. The primary reason I carry masking tape in my tool kit >> is for taping up split fingers. I use it for other things too, >> but most of it goes on my digital appendages. The pianist may >> just have the same brand of dry delaminating rhinoceros hide >> fingertips I do. >> Ron N >> > > ---------------------- > Ron Berry Piano Service > Indianapolis, IN 46220 > 317-255-8213 > ron at berrypiano.com > http://www.berrypiano.com > >
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