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Old 12-23-2006, 10:00 AM
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Exercises for Numb Fingers?

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Does anyone know of any exercises to help with fingers going numb? Sometimes when I play, after 10 minutes or so my fingers start to go numb. It's not painful & I can still play, but I am worried that I am doing long term damage to my wrist, hand & fingers.
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Old 12-23-2006, 10:03 AM
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There's probably something wrong with your position. Which fingers? Plucking or fretting?
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Old 12-26-2006, 04:53 AM
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After 30 or so years of playing the same thing started happening to me a couple of years ago.

It's positional. I had to lower by strap about an inch lower than I like it to get rid of it.
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