GuitarFool
First Lieutenant   Posts: 3 Registered: 7/4/2005 Status: Offline
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 posted on 7/4/2005 at 21:25 |
so i picked up the guitar.... ive been playing for about a week or so, and
my fingers hurt. your supposed to grow calluses so my questions are. .
-How long does it take to grow calluses depending on if u practice 30
minutes a day.
-Does swabbing rubbing alcohol on your fingers help making calluses?
-Is there any other way to get calluses other than just playing?P
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Spidercents
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posted on 7/4/2005 at 23:06, Reply 1 |
I cant really remember its been so long however it shouldnt take to long to
toughen finger tips...you could probably toughen finger tips by taking a
guitar string and lying it on a table and push on it with tips...or maybe
have the string in hand and do something similar without the table... E,A
or D string would work I would think.
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GuitarFool
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 7/4/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/5/2005 at 00:08, Reply 2 |
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spare_time
First Lieutenant  Posts: 3 Registered: 10/16/2007 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/26/2008 at 20:42, Reply 3  |
You can try this stuff, my buddy told me about it the other day: http://quikcallus.com
Supposedly it helps build calluses faster. I haven't tried it yet, but it
might be worth a shot.
Also: practice. 
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GuitarinaNutshell
First Lieutenant Posts: 1 Registered: 1/6/2009 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/6/2009 at 06:40, Reply 4 |
I think you should expect it to take around 3-4 weeks to start building up
tougher skin on the tips of your fingers given your practice time, once
that happens it should make playing guitar easier. It would also depend on
whether you are playing a nylon or steel string guitar. In the future
should you stop playing every day it only takes about 2 weeks of not
playing for calluses to start to disappear again and you'll have to build
them back.
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