Length: Hold your hand with the palm facing you, fingers extended The left hand, exerting even pressure and guiding it in
Should be around forty-five degrees to the plane of theįile, so that the nail is being filed somewhat from beneath.įile the nail by evenly drawing the file back and forth with Holding yourįinger at a ninety degree angle (perpendicular) to the file, Length), with the finer surface facing upward.
You'll need a diamond file and 500 grade sandpaper (preferably open coat, not waterproof a multigrade cosmetic nail buffer can also substitute for sandpaper):įiling: Hold the file pointing toward your face (looking down its Finally, regular and proper care of your nails is the single, foremost way to prevent them from breaking and requiring repair.Īlthough everyone has differences in the curvature, thickness, resiliency, texture and other qualities of their nails, observing the following can significantly improve your playing. For the developing student, this can cause a great deal of wasted practice and frustration. Differences between individual nails will disrupt right hand technique even further, particularly in alternation and arpeggios. A short, well-shaped, smooth-edged nail will facilitate fingerstroke and produce a clear tone a neglected nail will interfere with right hand efficiency and will sound raspy. The length, shape and surface of your fingernails have a direct effect on your playing: how you care for your nails will affect your music as much as how you practice. One supposes the stimulation to his hands has helped his circulation, too, over the years-why, after all, are one's toenails stronger than the nails of the hand? It is a bit longer than the rest on that hand, and again, is perfectly round and very strong. The pinkie, again, is not as important as the others, while the right thumb nail is most crucial to his performance. The nails cannot be too short or long, for that matter, and must have a perfect roundness with absolutely no "corners" at the cuticle. His right hand, however, is the more particular in that it is the one that creates the crisp, clear sound that is necessary against the nylon strings. His left hand, which frets the guitar, has very short nails, except for the "pinkie" and thumb nail which are not used for playing. Jose Feliciano's Nail CareĪs an acoustic guitarist of Feliciano's stature, you can imagine that his nails are extremely important to his ability to perform. There's a drop-D tuning slide guitar lesson there too. If you're still looking for a way of navigating the fretboard that has nothing to do with scales or notation or TAB, come visit my site, read about the 'trick'. If you rely on your nails like I do to get your sound, go for it. I can dig in all night and not even scratch them. Life has been grand since I discovered acrylic nails.
You can then file them and shape them as you please. You dab that onto the nail let it dry and presto - nails like steel. The primer goes on first, then you dip a little brush first into the liquid then into the powder which turns gluggy on the brush. A primer, a liquid which I think is acetone and a white powder. Susan suggested I buy the kit off her (just to keep me from coming back, I'm sure) and so I did.
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