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12-19-2011, 09:32 AM
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Callouses
Well it's been a month since I began guitar and the callouses on the fingertips are forming nicely, I can at least practice a reasonable length of time now.
A question, Do you do anything to maintain the callouses? because I've noticed there are some dried flaky, rough areas forming. Do you smooth them out a little perhaps with sandpaper? Thanks! 
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12-19-2011, 10:53 AM
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Emery boards - the black ones which are course and more course on opposite sides. I smooth mine all the time...
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12-19-2011, 11:28 AM
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Ha I used to bite mine when the edge was lifting that never happens now I guess they go deeper and are permanently there now. It does allow you to practice longer which is great.
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12-19-2011, 11:55 AM
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12-19-2011, 04:23 PM
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Thank you all for the answers. It's amazing how quickly the body responds to forming thicker skin, I think about two weeks into practicing, the fingertips already were beginning to get pretty thick and insensitive.
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12-19-2011, 04:33 PM
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12-19-2011, 07:42 PM
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I don't do a thing unless they start to snag. Then I sand or cut off the offending part.
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12-19-2011, 10:14 PM
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I use Burt's Bee Balm every night at bedtime. It keeps the fingertips soft. I still have the callouses, but they rarely peel off anymore. Also prevents bothersome cracking.
Steve
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12-20-2011, 12:14 PM
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Yup, just smooth the dead stuff away and get rid of some of the 'groove'. If you play a lot/regularly, you don't have to worry about taking off too much. If I don't smooth mine at least once a week, it starts to get ragged and will snag strings, buzz, and squeak worse.
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12-20-2011, 12:20 PM
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After 30 years+ of playing regularly, the ends of my fingers are like the heels of my feet, don't even have to concern myself with that extra layer any more.
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12-20-2011, 11:46 PM
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after a few years, mines have softened up a bit, and kind of settled into a "pin cushon" kind of state; kind of like little pads. they arent hard, but strings dont bother them either.
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