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  • May 25, 2007 at 10:07 pm #87532
    margaret-andres
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    I have a

    May 26, 2007 at 7:16 pm #87533
    Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
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    There is a product called “Liquid Bandage” which she could try. Here is the web site for it. http://band-aid.com/liquid_bandage.shtml. Has she tried pricking the blisters, then soaking her fingertips in salt water to draw them out?

    May 26, 2007 at 10:14 pm #87534
    margaret-andres
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    Thanks, Elizabeth!

    May 28, 2007 at 12:09 am #87535
    David Ice
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    When my fingers get sore I use a tincture of myrhh.

    May 30, 2007 at 5:57 pm #87536
    Denise Olson
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    You might want to double check that the student is not inadvertantly doing something that would soften fingers.

    June 1, 2007 at 3:40 pm #87537
    unknown-user
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    She could also try dabbing her fingers in meths – methylated spirits a couple of times a day to dry out and harden her fingers. That is what I did as a kid, and it seemed to work for me.

    July 22, 2007 at 4:10 am #87538
    missy lannon
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    when i started my lessons in january i had lots of blisters.

    July 31, 2007 at 2:23 pm #87539
    unknown-user
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    There was another thread about this very problem.

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