Everybody needs a sob story, so I may as well tell you.....I had the best nails in a long time, every thing was great, my attack was perfect, my tone quality was grand. Then today while concepting for a recording I decided not to make I broke my thumbnail off right at the thumb. I know what you're thinking, lucky me, but I had it so perfect, and then, I decided to clip all of the nails. I feel so naked I don't know what to say, but, it's going to have to wait a while, but until then I will have to play softer guitar on my calouses. Now if that doesn't beat the drum, which I was playing, now I get to play keyboard music and the electric guitar so I am not completely at a loss though when I think about it, it's kind of obscene to go around thinking everything is so honky dory with my classical guitar music, and though I am not completely defanged I feel as though I am at a tremendous loss until my nails and thumbnail grow back.

My mother always used to tell me not to put anything on my nails, and I guess that's what I get for listening to my mother, but sometimes it is a good idea to clip them off and do other things, but that's the way it goes in the cunundrum of my small and yet fantastic existance and long years of constant brain washing. I guess it would be better to shut up, but I just had to tell you, and then you would know that with all the things in life, it aint too bad when all you think about is, "am I going to break the nails, am I going to break the nails....." I guess you could just think about it and laugh about it with me, cause it is just one of those jokes that god always seems to play. I had it great and now I lost it! I hope you are doing this well with your life.........oh well. That's the way it goes!
Gary

hey gary,
sorry you broke your thumbnail. it is a good time though to take a break and play other instruments or find other things to do. it's funny how us guys can get so attached to our nails. i keep breaking my A fingernail from golpes. my nails used to be really strong until i started using hardeners. now i'm still trying to recover from breakage that occurred a month ago. every bit they grow out, they break. what do you do to get such perfect nails?

One word: GuitarPlayerNails!

Doog

gato wrote:Everybody needs a sob story, so I may as well tell you.....I had the best nails in a long time, every thing was great, my attack was perfect, my tone quality was grand. Then today while concepting for a recording I decided not to make I broke my thumbnail off right at the thumb.
Gary

Yes that happened to me a couple weeks ago and I had to trim it back to the skin but it still had a small break. I just got all the damage filed out today in time to break the little finger down to nothing. So I filed them all back and continue to practice. My tremolo and AMI arpeggio are actually better for timing ... sound is lousy, but maybe when they grow out some, I can get something recorded. Short nail on the little finger makes for worse than usual rasqueado. I am not into fake nails and play with what I have. Now that I have a preamp my excuses for posting a clip of my poor playing are getting thin.

So I really got in to the keyboard and the electric guitar, while playing the flamenco guitar with my bare fingers although I am missing all of those nice nails that I had. I know this is a flamenco forum, but I got a lot of cross training playing be bop today. Helps with the fluency, and can be applied to the flamenco in a way though I like to play it old school. The change has revitalized my music greatly, and I enjoy it a lot more. A change can do us quite well. Pretty soon I will have nails again and this period will be over, but what's to stop me from clipping my nails off at a later time for the change that is desperately needed?

A lot of flamenco players play jazz, and I figure that it's more likely the same with them as well. Change can make things fresh and alive. Diversity can ultimately make us more aware when we start to fall asleep from doing something over and over. But the flamenco still stands tall in my book. Oh well, I need diversion in my life just like anyone else. The trick is to make time for it. I know my flamenco playing will be much better for it though some may not agree. That's the thing, we have to make the choices on our own. I miss the nails.......
Gary