Video Question: Callouses on Fingers

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Date: March 10th, 2008 | Length: 1.49 | Instructor: Brad Henecke

Cbalowski asks, "I find that my hand strength is OK but my my fingertips are too soft (I'm a computer professional). Is there a way to create callouses while I am not playing my guitar?" Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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