[pianotech] Winter

[Jeff Deutschle]

Sandpaper! I sand the thick skin down at the corners of my nails to keep
them supple so that they don't split.

On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Greg Newell <gnewell at ameritech.net> wrote:

> If your splits happen in the corners you might borrow one of your wife's
> nail files and knock the sharp corners of your nails off from the last time
> you cut them. I find that usually help a little bit. Mostly though, staying
> hydrated with good clean water helps best. Not an overnight cure though.
>
> Greg Newell
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 10:32 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Winter
>
>
>  > Gee whiz, Ron. I'm assuming you don't like the feel of cracked
> > fingertips either ... or the feel of raw meat for two hours. To each his
> > own, though. <G>
>
> The problem is that sliming my hands with anything I've tried,
> including all the posted suggestions and many more, doesn't
> keep my fingertips from splitting. In a perfect world, a minor
> application of Jobu would keep the evil spirits away, but I
> don't seem to live in a world anything like that. So I patch,
> with tape as necessary, which does work. If you don't have to,
> I'm happy for you.
>
> Ron N
>
>
>


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Regards,
Jeff Deutschle

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