callus peeling off...

[Allman_Fan]

my toenail fell off last night
seriously
big toe, left foot

I don't think it was from playing guitar, tho

[chum66]

thanks for all the advice.

[Nela]

The callous on my index finger gets a "hard" spot right in the center. It will get perty sore and if I keep filing it down the hard part will "pop" out. This leaves a depressed place in the callous but the soreness is gone and I have no problem in playing until it comes back.


Nela

[BluesBelly]

For the past 30 years I've been using 300 grit wet or dry sandpaper every couple of weeks as a touchup. Never had any issues after that.

Best,

Blues

[edkilp]

Mine actually get caught on the strings. I find myself doin pull-offs where I don't wanna do pull-offs. Gonna go grab one of my wife's bazillion emery boards and try to smooth it out!

Edward

[edkilp]

and yes i know it's an old thread, but i don't care! Hahahaha

[golfreggie]

Originally Posted by ljguitar

Hi chum…
I use an emery board and file my callus smooth regularly so they don't get ragged and peel.

They are constantly regenerating, so as you wear the top layer out, you will be making more. If you let them become ragged, not only can they buzz against a string, they can tear and that is painful.

I agree. I heard this advice a few weeks ago and every time I trim my nails I use an emory board on the finger tips. It is working like a charm! Give it a try!

[james84]

quite glad I said no to a mince pie before reading this thread...

[wood nacho]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[srick]

Lots of good advice here. I trim with a fine scissor and use Bag Balm as a moisturizer. I tired Guitar Hands and it didn't do it for me. I have also used New Skin and Tecnu (3M), but would advise using these for only the short term of a day or two. When I used these for longer, they created as many problems as they solved (with my skin)

Rick