I have been reading of some players getting bone bruises in their fretting hand finger tips from overplaying. How does one know the differences between these bone bruises or just under calloused fingertips?
Reason I'm asking - since my wife and daughter have started to learn to play, and I have been teaching them, I have been playing about three times as much as I used to. I went from playing from about twice to three times a week to about every day. It seems that my fingers are now always sore and I am curious to know what and if I have these bone bruises, and if I do have them what I need do to about it. I went from playing from about twice to three times a week to about every day. It seems that my fingers are now always sore and I am curious to know what and if I have these bone bruises, and if I do have them what I need do to about it. Thanks.I try to practice everyday, even if it's only for a half hour. I don't always succeed but most of the time I do.
Jul 15, 2007 How to Ease Finger Soreness when Learning to Play Guitar. When you learn how to play guitar, you might experience a dull pain in your fingertips because your fingers are forming calluses, which are areas of thick skin. These are beneficial. The black circles with the numbers 2, 3, and 4, are where you place your fingers to press down on the guitar's strings. Finger 1 is your index finger. Finger 2 is your middle finger. Finger 3 is your ring finger. Finger 4 is your pinkie. Look at the red text on the illustration below for a visual. The X means that you DO NOT play that string.
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On days I practice a lot I will experience finger tip discomfort shortly after.Having said that you may want to check the action on your instruments and possibly change strings or change to wider frets. Playing shouldn't cause injury.