> case. I wonder what solutions have been invented to play the guitar > without maintaining fingernails:
Play without nails, basically. A great proportion of 19c guitarists did, all of my students do, I do. Gut strings, nylon strings, carbon strings, nylgut strings, high tension, low tension, 19c guitars, modern classical guitars; all without nails. But I must say my fingers do hurt a bit after a day of teaching modern classical guitar with high tension strings. I've tried lower tension strings and it helps a little. I've changed the angle of the fingers on the strings a little since cutting my nails. The sound is warmer without nails, but it is still possible to make lots of volume. David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
