Thread: Acrylic Nails?
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Old 10-16-2012, 07:28 AM
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I have acrylic nails. I play fingerstyle, and my natural nails are too thin to be useful. They break, chip, and peal. I wouldn't get acrylics if I didn't need to, as it is a pain to get the acrylic applied and maintained. I need to go in every 2-3 weeks to have it done. However, they do work really well for what I need. I get good volume and can get better consistency in tone than using fingerpicks or natural nails. Initially it was a bit of a search to find a good shop, and tech, to do the nails. I didn't like the shops where there was a language barrier as I couldn't always get them to understand what I wanted. I also don't like the shops that use dremel tools instead of hand files.
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