[Dixielandjazz] Re: Occupational Marks

Thu, 10 Oct 2002 09:54:58 EDT

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In a message dated 9/26/02 4:27:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
barbonestreet@earthlink.net writes:

> I have a big callus on my thumb where the axe rests. Occasionally it hurts. 
> Then I trim the top of it off with a nail clipper. Feel no pain till it 
> grows back.
> 
> For all of us clarinet players with thumb callus' is there any problem that 
> you know of associated with doing that?

Never much of a problem for those of us who still suck on our thumb.

Yuk...Yuk
Bud Taylor
Smugtown Stompers
Rochester, NY
Traditional Jazz since 1958

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT  style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/26/02 4:27:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, barbonestreet@earthlink.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I have a big callus on my thumb where the axe rests. Occasionally it hurts. Then I trim the top of it off with a nail clipper. Feel no pain till it grows back.<BR>
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Never much of a problem for those of us who still suck on our thumb.<BR>
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Yuk...Yuk<BR>
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<B>Smugtown Stompers</B><BR>
Rochester, NY<BR>
Traditional Jazz since 1958</FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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