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July 25, 2005 at 1:52 AM

Today, I trimmed my nails in anticipation of playing again. I've also repolished the violin, taking the flakes of rosen off and it's looking great now. I've thought about sanding the tips of my fingers every day too. Does anybody do that to help build callouses?
I might do that if I were going to play guitar (probably not, but I would consider it more for that instrument), but definately not for violin. Playing is really the only way to build up callouses...my thoughts.
Violin strings are so light under the fingers compared to guitar - I spent 2 years shredding my fingers on a fender, so I hardly notice it on a violin. Apart from the lovely tingling that you experience from the vibrating of the string, ahhh....
Thanks, I'll not sand the fingertips then. Looking forward to becoming a better violinist.