Finger nails breaking..

[Pegasus]

Hi all!

 

I have a big problem - I'm a guitar player (no, that is not the problem ) and the thing is that my fingernails are breaking every time they are longer than 3 milimeters over the finger. I need them a bit longer for playing. What can I do to protect nails from breaking?

 

Okie

[Boughs]

play slower/softer

[itsallgrand]

Picks!

 

Ok, ok. You can get nail hardener. It really does work. Cheap, find it in any drug store or even grocery store with the rest of the nail polish and such.

[highonyou]

I have seen these little metal ring thingies in music shops, they are a bit like fake nails u can wear for picking with ur fingers instead of using your nails. They just slip on around the end of ur fingers and look like u have little claws...pretty kool

[Pegasus]

Picks!

 

Ok, ok. You can get nail hardener. It really does work. Cheap, find it in any drug store or even grocery store with the rest of the nail polish and such.

 

I can't use picks because I'm playing classics so I need to use all 5 fingers on the right hand. I will look for nail hardener. Thx.

 

I have seen these little metal ring thingies in music shops, they are a bit like fake nails u can wear for picking with ur fingers instead of using your nails. They just slip on around the end of ur fingers and look like u have little claws...pretty kool

 

I have those but can't use them on concert playing classics. It's ok when playing some harder stuff