[Peter]

Thanks Michelle and Mark. Great advice – but Hard As Hoof takes the cake. I’m keeping that one LOL. Apparently after a life time of taking my hands for granted I’m discovering that if you take better care of them, they will take better care of you.

[Peter]

Thanks William, that’s good advice. I got a little too enthusiastic last week and tried to smooth out my callouses all in one shot. Not a good idea as my fingers were too sensitive to play. I’m going try slowing it down with the fine sandpaper as you have suggested.

<font face=”inherit”>As for nails, I’m hoping as winter ends that my nails will become less brittle with less </font>tendency<font face=”inherit”> to crack and break. Like you, my nails are an issue. Fortunately I love to flat pick so functioning nails are a luxury rather than a </font>necessity<font face=”inherit”>.</font>