Fingertip grooves and calluses

by thereallyniceman

Oct 5, 2010

String grooves in calluses. These are produced when playing on heavy gauge nylon strings. I was taught that I should develop these calluses to help me to reproduce the dynamic sound and the tone often associated with banjo players as Fred Van Eps, Tarrant Bailey Jnr., William J Ball,et. al.

  • thereallyniceman

    I posted this picture as part of the discussion "Bare Finger Experiment" started by Marc Smith.

    Sorry about the gnarled old hands. This are a working man's hands, Rob :-)

    Oct 5, 2010

  • Trapdoor2

    LOL

    Oct 5, 2010

  • thereallyniceman

    oooohh ...terrible, just terrible! ;-(

    Oct 5, 2010

  • Sylvia

    Honestly you fellas.... bet none of you have gnarled hands as bad as this 'ere housewife.'....... You've really made my night :) ...(Thought )...Perhaps I should have used more " Mild Green Fairly Liquid "

    Oct 5, 2010