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Thomas Alexander
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Hi,
I am certainly not alone in having seen a variet of callus' on many marimbists hands, but if you have a constant pain which goes beyond surface skin irritation it would be sensible to seek medical advice.
All marimba players go through a period where the soft skin on the sides of the fingers require some "toughening up". I found this trick useful when I was at college, painful but effective for drying up blisters and creating faster hardening of the surface of the skin. On the advice of a rowing coach, I would apply vinegar to the area... sounds crazy, but I'm sure it speeded up the callusing process. This proved to be a smelly activity, so I didn't do this too regularly, but I also admit that I didn't suffer with bad blisters, as I always rested enough when I had broken the skin. I never really resorted to covering the skin with a bandaid either, as I found I couldn't play like that effectively.
I'm sure everyone deals with this differently.
TA
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