Guest,
When you say 'pluck with the meat' you mean that I'll be using my fingerprint part instead of the ends, right?
It strikes me as a very good idea to let gravity do something positive for my body for a change!
Thanks, that angle stuff is useful for me.

Barbara,
Is it the clear tape that kind of has little holes (or looks like it does..probably doesn't since I think it's supposed to be waterproof) that your friend uses?
If it was put on when his fingers started getting tender, would he need to wrap it? Would a strip down the length of each finger give enough protection to put off the seeping?



If I'm pretty careful about sliding while I'm getting used to playing, will that allow my fingers to toughen up a little and help me postpone the bleeding?