[pianotech] Winter

[Norm Barrett]

Ron,
A Dermatologist  told  me to use Udder Cream this way and it does help.
Norm Barrett

Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote:
> Ron, try this.
>  
> Before you go to sleep, apply Vaseline or Neutrogena Norwegian Formula 
> Hand Cream liberally to your hands and cover with a white cotton 
> surgical glove. Cover that with latex gloves and keep it on all night. 
> That will heal most dry hand problems.
>  
> Al Guecia
>  
>
>     *From:* Mark Potter <mailto:bases-loaded76 at sbcglobal.net>
>     *Sent:* Friday, December 12, 2008 4:05 PM
>     *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
>     *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Winter
>
>     Ron -
>      
>     As a frequent sufferer, timely post, needless to say...
>      
>     For splits - for which hand creams only mess up possible fixes - I
>     have had good success with medium viscosity CA.  Slower than tape
>     to apply, and I suppose fraught with danger (gluing the applicator
>     hand to the wounded digit), but nearly invisible and pretty hearty
>     when correctly applied.  I little dabble dooya.  A God-send when
>     ya gotta play piano for a holiday program on someone else's
>     pristine white keys when ya got fingers that look to have been
>     attacked by a single-edge razor. Holds up to several washings.
>      
>     Haven't tested it in raw hamburger yet, though.  I'm thinking I
>     oughta keep some tape handy...
>      
>     Mark Potter
>
>     --- On *Fri, 12/12/08, Ron Nossaman /<rnossaman at cox.net>/* wrote:
>
>         From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
>         Subject: [pianotech] Winter
>         To: caut at ptg.org, "Pianotech" <Pianotech at ptg.org>
>         Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 2:18 PM
>
>         'Tis the season for the reminder. Tired of leaving blood on 
>         the keys wherever you go from last month through March and beyond?
>
>         Hand creams are for the most part a waste of time. If they 
>         work for you, it's because you don't have a real problem. They 
>         don't work for me, and feel creepy. So what does work? There 
>         are two kinds of people, those who don't believe this, and 
>         those who have tried it.
>
>         Masking tape, the cheap garden variety stuff. Just tape, 
>         nothing else. Tape holds the split together, halting it's 
>         propagation immediately. It holds in blood well enough too, 
>         until the finger stops bleeding. Then it holds in the natural 
>         moisture of the skin, softening the edges of the split until 
>         it can heal up. It's also a good buffer, so you can go back to 
>         beating on those keys immediately after taping a new split, 
>         without discomfort. Change the tape when it looks too ratty, 
>         but leave some on for a couple of days. When you finally take 
>         it off, the finger is healed enough to abuse further without 
>         taking any unnecessary precautions with it. If you tape up 
>         abused fingers before starting, it will prevent the split in 
>         the first place, otherwise it's an after the fact fix that 
>         gets you back to work immediately.
>
>         For occasional radical therapy, make hamburger patties. 
>         Nothing soothes hurt meat like dead meat. Rinse off afterward, 
>         but no soap. Let it soak in for a couple of hours as you 
>         digest your burger, and don't play with the ferret.
>
>         Tip #2:
>         Stepping out on an icy porch in nice warm shoes is a really 
>         good way to initiate a quick and memorable study in piano 
>         tuner ballistics. Stand there for a few seconds until the 
>         soles of your shoes chill down and it won't be nearly as 
>         slippery.
>
>         We now return to our regularly scheduled whatever.
>         Ron N
>
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