Comments on: Guitar players finger nails

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:38:58 +0000

Wow, that’s freaky Pauline! I’ve just started taken Biotin for other health reasons so I guess I can add that to it’s fabulous effects.

I’m just at the end of the old part of my nails, I just took off the acrylic nails about 1 month ago, and they are growing abnormally slow for some reason. I wonder if Biotin slows down nail growth? Has anyone heard of this before???

By: Pauline

Pauline — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:23:22 +0000

Take a Biotin supplement daily, they don’t cost much and in a few months, you will definitely see and feel a difference to your fingernails. Biotin will help to strengthen your nails, it does this by your nails growing thicker.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:53:20 +0000

You know, I was wondering. Isn’t there some type of vitamin that makes your nails stronger? Is it Vitamin E? I can’t remember. I only ask because I’ve started playing more classical guitar pieces and I’m having the worst time trying not to break a nail.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:11:19 +0000

You lucky son of a gun Pablo. You realize that you are the envy of most guitarist out there that are not blessed with the “Hard Nail” genes! You must think that we are a bunch of cry babies over our soft nails.

By: Pablo Flamenco

Pablo Flamenco — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:30:09 +0000

I must have some of those ‘Hard Nail’ genes. I play flamenco guitar so they get a beating. Ocassionally I have to get the super glue out and repair them. But touch wood they hold up well!

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By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:17:11 +0000

It’s ok to be creeped out with something like this Eric! I have encountered other people with this same phobia .

I just tell people that I play classical guitar as well. They seem to understand that train of thought.

I’m not lying! I do incorporate classical techniques when I play with or without a band. I find that if you can expose, and lightly educate, people to this, they begin to recognize nails as part of the equation of playing guitar. Then it kind of de-mystifies the fear of it.

I love to have a full sound when I play everything. When I have to have a soft touch, I just play softer, not hitting the strings as hard. I think that is a VERY important gift to execute live. I think it is an essential part of a guitarists arsenal! Dynamics ROCK!!! The sign of a good musician in my eyes.

Keep on Jammin’ Eric!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:08:34 +0000

I play but it still creeps me out seeing it on people. I don’t know why, but I still like the softer sound of finger picking without nails. To each their own I guess!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:09:43 +0000

I’ve been trying a couple of suggestions from many readers on this blog. They seem to work for some aspects of my problem but not all. I haven’t found that magic bullet quite yet so I am open to any and all ideas!

Thanx Robert for the comment

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:07:15 +0000

Now thats the spirit Judith!

It’s responses like yours that keep me going doing this blog, right on girl!!!

Judith, Keep on Jammin’