Ross Brown Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I have a callous on the side of my right index finger that I could not figure out. All of my callouses are from bass playing. Nothing I do on the bass has anything to do with this part of my hand. Last night I figured it out. It is the place that the rough edge of the bottle cap on beer bottles comes into contact with when I open the bottle. I am not sure if I should be more embarrassed by drinking enough beer to get a callous or that it took me so long to figure it out. "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Maybe this should have been a poll. "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Please not a poll. I once noticed a strange mark on the outside of my pinky right at the lowest knuckle. It turns out that's where string comes across my hand when I tie things (shoes, newspapers for recycling, etc.). Fortunately this never hindered my bass playing. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Just funnin' ya about the poll "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanD Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 When I was in school, I got calluses on the palm of my hand. I told a friend that I couldnt figure out what they were from, and lets just say I never lived that down. It was from carrying my saxophone home everyday and through the school. Maybe we can poll how many people have calluses on there palms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by dnkritr: When I was in school, I got calluses on the palm of my hand. I told a friend that I couldnt figure out what they were from, and lets just say I never lived that down. It was from carrying my saxophone home everyday and through the school. Maybe we can poll how many people have calluses on there palms. Used to... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 ..only when I play my URB... Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kamehameha Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Two new blisters: one on my 3rd finger of my left hand, from g****r bending mostly, and one on the side of my right thumb from strumming chords on my bass that way. Proooooud of 'em. Especially that thumb. I didn't think I'd get those! "My two Fender Basses, I just call them "Lesbos" because of the time they spend together in the closet."-Durockrolly This has been a Maisie production. (Directed in part by Spiderman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowfinger Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I have callouses on the knuckles of my index and middle fingers on both hands. It seems to be from how I lean on tables, benches etc in chimp fashion (fingers curled under, not spayed out). Epi EB-3 G-K Backline 600 2 x Eden EX112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I have one smack in the middle of the arch of my right foot. Origin unknown. "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkW Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 My wife recently related to me a story that I found interesting in the context of playing bass. If you have an aversion to stories involving feet, you should probably just skip the next two paragraphs. My wife's manicurist/pedicurist works regularly on a gentleman who was rendered a complete quadriplegic in a tragic accident. She began doing his feet and hands just after his accident on a bi-monthly basis. He had a number of calluses on his feet that she would sand down/carve off/pumice away or whatever terminology or tool is appropriate. However, she was puzzled by the fact that it seemed she wasn't making any progress over several months. Here was a man who literally never used his feet anymore, yet he was regenerating calluses. One day in frustration she asked him, "What are you doing to keep these calluses?" "Nothing," he replied, "But before my accident I ran three or four marathons a year, and those are all my running calluses I've had for years." Her conclusion then was that the body can hang on to calluses for a long time even after the causal activity of the callus has ceased. I guess that's good news for those recreational musicians who take long lay-offs from music for life reasons, knowing that your fingers can get back into it without two much trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 So if I stop drinking beer for a while, I'll still be able to open a beer bottle when I resume? Cool. "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanD Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by mattulator: I have one smack in the middle of the arch of my right foot. Origin unknown. Now that is a flexable man!!! Maybe its from putting your foot on a stool/chair and rocking it or tapping it. Or riding a bike and the pedal being in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whacked Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 matt, thats from kicking your feet up on the sides of your fishin boat, drinking a cold one and waiting for the strike. Salmon are hitting hard on the Moke. Time to do more fishin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KukooBam Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 "I'm a real boy!" - Pinnochio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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