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Re: What Nail Products Do You Use?
@Dean Hi Dean, I first contacted Virginia to see if I could get a few lessons on how to approach playing without nails. Ten months later I’m still taking lessons with her and don’t plan on stopping…
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Re: What Nail Products Do You Use?
@Dave McLellan liberated is a good way to put it, Dave. I gradually filed my nails off just a tiny bit one day at a time to allow myself to get used to it.…
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Re: What Nail Products Do You Use?
No nails, baby! No nails!
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Re: Week 1: Exploring New Territories
@Jack Stewart lol me too Jack
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2 mths ago
Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Exploring New Territories
@Eric Phillips that’s very haunting and beautiful. I’m always so surprised at how quickly you can put a piece together, Eric.
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Re: Week 1: Exploring New Territories
I’d like to learn Capricho Arabe so can we do the 24th???
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2 mths ago
Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Mark thank you Mark!
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz interesting. I will look into it. Thank you Stefanie.
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Dale Needles thank you Dale It helps to hear about the procedure from a fellow guitarist who’s had it. It’s true that it can come back regardless which technique is done so the least invasive would…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Dale Needles thanks for sharing this Dale. I’m glad to hear the NA has worked for you so far. What was the procedure like? Was there any recovery time?…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@John Mardinly hello John, thanks for the link to the gloves and for sharing your experience. I’m glad to hear they help!
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Mark Hi Mark, that is very encouraging news! Mine is also visible but not yet disabling and I was told exactly the same thing. My ortho says let’s “wait and see.…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: Improve your Recording Skills
@martin thank you for taking the time, Martin! We seem to concur! Position 1 is the one I always use. And well it’s easy because I have my desktop and recording equipment right in front of me!…
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2 mths ago
Improve your Recording Skills
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Low thanks. It definitely sucks.
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Ian Child wow six months is awful. That would be a long time for me because I make my living on the guitar. As long as my hand is working I will wait! Thanks for the info!
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Low Thanks Low. I had trigger finger release surgery on my left middle finger in 2019. I think the surgery may have caused some scar tissue or did some nerve damage so I would advise being very…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
@Ian Child Thanks for your reply Ian. I'm sorry to hear you have to deal with this as well. I'm also able to flatten my hand without pain but somtimes I have a pinch or a sharp stab right around the…
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2 mths ago
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Dupuytren's Disease and Trigger Fingers
I am battling problems with my left (fretting) hand. In 2016 I injured my left hand middle finger in a fall and it develop a trigger finger. I tried to treat in conservatively but in 2019 I had to…
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Re: Brandon Acker: No Nails in 10 Days!
I went no nails about ten months ago and have never looked back. I did it gradually. Filing my nails down just a tad every day until they were gone. During those days I played Villa-Lobos Etude #1,…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Brandon Acker: No Nails in 10 Days!
@Martin this is a great playlist. Come on over to the dark side, Martin! You have such good taste in your playing it would be great to hear you without nails!
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: Improve your Recording Skills
@Debbie @martin are students who post over the weekend too late to get feedback? Sorry I'm usually too busy during the week so I have to wait for weekends
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2 mths ago
Improve your Recording Skills
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Re: Week 1: Improve your Recording Skills
@martin Hello Martin and everyone! Wow, you are busy this week Martin. The assignment was time consuming for me and you have to listen to nine recordings from everyone!…
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Thank you for having this course, Martin. I enjoyed your intro video. Your enthusiasm for recording is always contagious! I’m most looking forward to the lighting and video portion of the course but…
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Re: How important are the livestreams for you?
I think livestreams are really interesting and provide a lot of insight. Even if it’s not a technique or approach I use, or plan to use, it’s still valuable to see what others do and to keep an open…
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