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06-20-2018, 10:28 PM
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Learn to adjust!
Back in my prime I was earning most of my money as a scuba instructor. A typical evening gig followed a couple hours underwater earlier that day. I learned not to attempt pull-off notes after a day in the water because it was so easy to pull an entire callous off a finger that had water-logged. Hammer-ons were fine; pull-offs were hazardous. Ah, the good old days! Back then my guitar always smelled a bit fishy. I had a mahogany spear gun to match my all-hog Guild. Life was so much more simple back then.
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06-21-2018, 06:41 AM
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No trouble here. I dive and then play the guitar for 2 hours, 2 hours later. No issues.
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06-21-2018, 08:04 AM
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Maybe this is different for everyone because I just trained for and swam a 2-mile open water race. I’m also a full time musician and play at least 5 shows a week. During peak training days, I’ll be in the water for 90 minutes and then play a show a couple of hours later.
On the day of the 2-mile race, I was in the water for 75 minutes and then had to play a show 1.5 hrs after finishing - no issues with calluses that you speak of.
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06-21-2018, 09:20 AM
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I've tried the "Honey I can't get my callouses wet" excuse to get out of doing the dishes but surprisingly my wife was not sympathetic.
Swimming, doing the dishes, whatever, let the fingers dry out 5 minutes or so and I'm good to go. I didn't really realize this was a problem for some folks.
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06-21-2018, 09:23 AM
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Yea, never had a problem here either. My callouses aren't even all that hard anymore, just thick and leathery. Water doesn't seem to have any effect on em.
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06-21-2018, 10:04 AM
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Swimming to me is staying alive if I'm in water that will cover my upper lip. I can do it, but I never seek out the experience! So, no callous issues for me and swimming. ;-)
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06-21-2018, 01:08 PM
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i imagine you do. go with the flow--swim when you can; play guitar when you can.
play music!
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06-21-2018, 02:32 PM
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No callouses
After 55 years of playing I have no callouses just very tough fingertips and most likely nerve damage.
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