I have the dubious honor of working every day around a lot of razor
blades, getting to chip away at lots of materials and even playing
with fire, torches and acetone (tho not all at the same time, to
OSHA's delight). It can be humbling. On the other hand, ahem,
lutenists should learn to respect their hands as much as their
instruments. Ie, Be Careful. Build up those Eye-Hand skills that sees
the hand as much as the object.
Of course, the inevitable does happen --as it always does. Keep thin
plastic band-aids around. I've found I can still play well enough w/ a
cut on a left finger tip with a band-aid over it. Burns, too. Try to
do without gauze if possible. If the cut is recent, you're at risk of
it opening and you may not realize it till you've colorfully decorated
the neck and strings --I'd do w/out stringed instruments that day --at
least.
Sean
On Nov 5, 2011, at 2:49 PM, Edward Mast wrote:
I haven't tried this, but I wonder if one could play with surgical
gloves on??
On Nov 5, 2011, at 4:43 PM, Herbert Ward wrote:
Does anyone have a way to cover cuts on
the fingertips, so that one could resume
playing earlier in the healing process than
would otherwise be possible?
I tried "New-Skin" liquid bandage, but it does
not dry stiff enough to do much good.
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