Stupid question about callouses

[todd2]

My callouses get so “ridged” sometimes that I can’t take my finger off the strings without making them sound. Is there a solution?

[Archie]

Hi @todd2 I use an emery board to remove the rough skin. Don’t press hard on the strings as create a rut.

[Tim_C]

I’ve had the same problem. The solution is as @Archie said, use an emery board,

[BanJoe]

I used an emory board. I even keep one in my case.
I was embarrassed to admit it, because is sounds so silly. “Oh yes, I do my fingers regularly with an emory board. I got it from my wife.”
Now I discover every body’s doing it!
It must be tried-and-true advice.

[xmark]

Playing a stringed instrument also increases the odds of getting a chiped or split nail, and that emory board is pretty effective for damage control on that front too. (Another bit of tried and true wife advice)

This sounds like a potential marketing opportunity for the @BanjoBen General Store…maybe market he-man banjo-shaped emory boards with the General Store logo! @Jake

(Perfect stocking stuffer for your wife, even if she doesn’t play guitar!)

[BanJoe]

“Can I get one in camo?”

[todd2]

Emory board working perfectly! It’s literally one of those things that makes you think, “Why didn’t I think of that earlier?!?”

Thanks, all!