For what it's worth, I've found I've done some of my most productive practicing when injured. For example, if you cannot use a certain finger, it is a real test to see if you can play a piece by memory entirely with one finger.
Touching the strings with the LH but not pressing them is another amazing technique for practicing. On Nov 6, 2011, at 5:43 AM, 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. To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [2]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [3]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 2. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ 3. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/