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Topic: Here We Go Again, Slick Hand Syndrome |
Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 10:03 am |
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| I know this has been hashed before but every winter my hands get really slick and I have a difficult time holding onto the bar. Does anyone know of a new product that is helpful or recommend what you have found out to be a good help for this serious matter? |
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Ray Anderson
From:
Jenkins, Kentucky USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 10:48 am
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Sounds like a lack of moisture, you need glycerin reguarly on your skin. We use Cornhuskers lotion. That is a brand by the way. It contains glycerin and if used on a daily basis will help you.  Works for us. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 4:25 pm My experience has been..................
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I NEVER wash my hands prior to playing for that very reason.
I've always found the normal grit that one can find on the hands is adequate for me to be able to grasp and hold the bar. Mess that up with soap or sanitizer lotion and holding the bar becomes impossible. Even after-shave can create problems.
I'd never resort to any kind of 'sticky'....... just a personal thing, I guess.  |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 4:48 pm
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Dry winter skin is slicker.
I try to keep my hands lotioned every day, until a few hours before I play, then I wash the lotion off. I find if I keep my hands clean, the strings last longer
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 5:28 pm
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| I don't "grip" the bar in the traditional sense. I hold it lightly between my thumb and middle fingertip, each gripping slightly below the centerline. This affords me the ability to pick it up easily and move it. IMHO, the secret to a smooth, flowing playing style is a light grip on the bar. |
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2012 10:53 am
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| Thanks guys for the input. I will try the Corn Huskers and see what happens. I work at a nusring facility and my hands get washed a lot. There has to be something to help out all of us slick hands guys. |
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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