safety/idiots and sharp objects

[Marcel Carey]

I had the same thing happen to me except it was the right index. I was only
pulling on the old strings to remove them from the tuning pins before
cutting them. I was using my string hook and while pulling I felt caught. I
then noticed that there was a piece of string (tenor #20) stuck in my index.
So after unhooking it, the blood was flowing. Then I used CA glue to stop
the blood. It works fantastic for this. No waiting in emergency room. It was
sore for about two days but CA saved that day for me.

Marcel Carey


So after carrying out this very dubious procedure about a dozen times
SURPRISE! a becket sliced right through the flesh of my left index
finger, opening up a surprisingly large flap of skin, with lots of
blood oozing out. After dripping blood around the school a janitor
helped bandage me up, so I could then spend 3 hours in the emergency
room waiting for a doctor to spend 5 minutes sewing me up.

So ... Thursday afternoon was a complete wash ($75 co-pay for the ER
visit), and today I've elected to "do office work" and wait for a COD
FedEx delivery (the bass strings from Samick). Have to wear a finger
splint to keep the wound from opening up if I bend the finger.

Patrick