Also, next winter, try frequent moisturizing combined with filing off calluses before they get thick enough to crack.
Sent from my Ouija board > On Jan 29, 2015, at 11:26 AM, "John Lenti" <johnle...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've used newskin liquid bandage but don't like the sound I get with it. > Fabric bandages make a nice sound, not like real thumb flesh, but nice. > > Sent from my Ouija board > >> On Jan 29, 2015, at 10:29 AM, "Charles Mokotoff" <mokot...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> [1]http://www.newskinproducts.com/products/liquid_bandage.aspx >> >> I've used this before. It's worth a try. >> >> On Jan 29, 2015, at 10:52 AM, wayne cripps <[2]w...@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> wrote: >> >> Hi folks - >> I am having serious issues with cracked skin on my thumb. about where >> it >> contacts the string, because of the dry winter weather here in the >> north. >> I am using band-aids to keep the crack closed, but the ones that I have >> tried >> all are too slippery to get a good sound on the lute strings. Has >> anyone >> found a good answer to this problem - either some bandage that works >> well >> for plucking, or some other way to keep the skin from cracking? >> Wayne >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> -- >> >> References >> >> 1. http://www.newskinproducts.com/products/liquid_bandage.aspx >> 2. mailto:w...@cs.dartmouth.edu >> 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >