Want to see a picture of pain? See the little L in the F major chord (to the left)?That's my aching pinky finger.
My latest banjo song, Preamble, requires the F major chord so I've go to use my weak little pinky finger in ways that it's just not used to being used. And it hurts.
I think the problem is two-fold. First, my pinky has no callous. In fact, if there's an opposite of callous, that's what my pinky has. Second, my pinky has no strength.
To address problem #1, I consulted an expert. My sister has raised three stringed-instrument players so she knows about these things. She suggested I try something called "New Skin" ("Nu-skin"? "Nu skin"?) which is a sort of artificial callous.
As for problem #2, I'm not sure how best to strengthed my left pinky. Maybe I'll change all my passwords to "qazqazqazqaz1".
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Excellent! Logging in to your bank account now, and... oh hell, this hurts too much.
Keep your damn money. I'm going to go ice my hand.
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