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Fingernails maintenance for finger pickers
I am wondering how Tony and others maintain their finger nails for finger picking. Seems that mine always get torn up from everyday things. I do use a nail strengthener, but am wondering what else i can do besides finger picks attached to the fingers?
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I’m not sure what else you could do. Paint them with hard acrylic clear polish? I personally wouldn’t grow my nails out to pick, but that’s just me. I’ve tried thumb picks, and don’t prefer them. I just use the flesh of my tips.
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I can’t remember which 70’s, 80”s folk artist is was, but he did a video on nail maintenance. He layered his finger nails with , I think it was either fiber glass or silk cloth and acrylic finger nail polish. 1 of his songs said “if you need a friend you can count on me”. he was huge way back when.
I used to get my right hand layered, I think it was acrylic at salon and it would hold up for month or so. If you have never entered he world of a nail salon it can be quite an experience.
Now I mostly hybrid pick and most of the fingering is using the ball of my fingers more than the finger nail. Softer sound though.
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James Taylor has a finger nail maintenance video for guitar players.
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