Use of nails in playing the classical guitar

Nail care, nail problems, and the use of nails in playing the classical guitar.
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  • Nails or no nails?
    1 ... 5, 6, 7by kloeten » Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:12 pm
    92 Replies
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    Last post by Evangelos Skropidas
    Tue May 21, 2013 12:11 am
  • How short could the nails of a professional guitarist be ?
    by Praeludium » Fri May 17, 2013 8:59 am
    4 Replies
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    Last post by cadiz
    Mon May 20, 2013 11:48 am
  • No nails and Nylgut for a while
    by John Washington » Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:53 pm
    9 Replies
    303 Views
    Last post by GuitarVlog
    Fri May 17, 2013 10:30 pm
  • Fingernails or not?
    1 ... 4, 5, 6by schmity » Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:40 pm
    85 Replies
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    Last post by Rossa
    Fri May 17, 2013 12:25 pm
  • Show us your nails!
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5by camytay » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:04 pm
    68 Replies
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    Last post by Cary W
    Wed May 15, 2013 2:54 am
  • Vertical nail crack
    by zinc1024 » Thu May 02, 2013 6:29 pm
    5 Replies
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    Last post by Lovemyguitar
    Tue May 14, 2013 4:23 pm
  • thumb pick
    by gluve95 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:55 pm
    9 Replies
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    Last post by OldC1guy
    Tue May 14, 2013 1:40 am
  • Thumb nail snags on string Please help
    by sayar » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:34 am
    8 Replies
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    Last post by Andi
    Thu May 09, 2013 9:22 pm
  • What are the best nail buffers?
    1, 2by cpfan » Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:47 am
    23 Replies
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    Last post by AndrewF
    Wed May 08, 2013 6:57 am
  • Guitar Player Nails Beware
    by bgreene531 » Thu May 02, 2013 11:43 am
    3 Replies
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    Last post by jake39
    Fri May 03, 2013 10:37 pm
  • Nail breakage
    by Neumsky » Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:22 pm
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    Last post by Langenb
    Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:46 pm
  • Nail polish
    by sunburst » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:57 am
    11 Replies
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    Last post by Pierre330
    Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:04 pm
  • is it really hard to find the perfect nail shape?
    by ethanjamesescano » Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:06 am
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    Last post by psyclist
    Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:27 am
  • Fake Nails
    by dm55 » Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:55 pm
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    Last post by George Crocket
    Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:00 pm
  • A nail problem I can't figure out
    1, 2by edgradwell » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:10 pm
    16 Replies
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    Last post by fretdancer
    Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:10 pm
  • Nail Care, Fingernails
    1, 2by NailCare » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:20 am
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    Last post by fretdancer
    Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:55 pm
  • Thumb - switching between nail and flesh
    by John Lalis » Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:42 am
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    Last post by John Lalis
    Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:21 pm
  • Preserving nail integrity and strength
    by 592 » Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:33 pm
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    Last post by fretdancer
    Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:41 pm
  • Brilliant nail shaping article:
    by stevenhickeyguitar » Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:50 pm
    8 Replies
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    Last post by bradfordwerner
    Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:01 am
  • nail glue
    by pvg » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:48 pm
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    Last post by pvg
    Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:17 pm
  • Shaping Alaska piks
    by Moustafa Kandeel » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:29 am
    1 Replies
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    Last post by pvg
    Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:27 pm
  • Essie rock solid
    by dory » Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:08 pm
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    Last post by dory
    Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:08 pm
  • Shaping and filing nails
    by Merwood » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:55 pm
    4 Replies
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    Last post by AsturiasFan
    Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:48 am
  • An alternative to riconails?
    by lleiro » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:14 am
    13 Replies
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    Last post by AsturiasFan
    Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:49 pm
  • Ping Pong Video
    by Mickey » Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:52 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Mark Perrin
    Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:51 am
  • Buzz on Strings from Nails
    by kats45 » Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:51 pm
    6 Replies
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    Last post by kats45
    Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:11 pm
  • How to produce tonal color like this?....real fascinating !
    by Tom » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:01 pm
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    Last post by AdamX
    Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:19 am
  • First visit to nail salon - acrylic nail on 4 nails
    by JorgeCerveza » Sun May 23, 2010 11:24 pm
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    Last post by alfreedo
    Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:59 am
  • Why hasn't anyone tried sculpting gels?
    by AsturiasFan » Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:01 pm
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    Last post by AsturiasFan
    Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:03 pm
  • sand paper
    by gluve95 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:00 am
    6 Replies
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    Last post by gluve95
    Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:15 pm
  • Problems with glue dots
    by Bob Cleary » Sat Dec 22, 2012 2:47 pm
    5 Replies
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    Last post by bruce9432
    Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:15 pm
  • How often do you file your nails?
    1, 2by Tonyd » Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:43 pm
    22 Replies
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    Last post by dogonjon
    Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:44 pm
  • never break a nail
    1, 2by Philip Altobelli » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:00 am
    27 Replies
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    Last post by Tomzooki
    Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:24 am
  • Sandpaper-wrapped-around-string
    by Steven Soha » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:20 am
    12 Replies
    596 Views
    Last post by mamayama
    Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:06 pm
  • Shaping Alaska Piks
    by andrewski » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:40 pm
    7 Replies
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    Last post by CedricE
    Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:55 am
  • Advice for Weak Nails?
    1 ... 5, 6, 7by xkit » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:38 am
    97 Replies
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    Last post by Matthew Stidham
    Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:36 pm
  • Odd nail problem
    by drphil » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:49 am
    4 Replies
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    Last post by drphil
    Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:48 pm
  • A more nuanced nail "biting" problem - help please
    1, 2by JakeAcci » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:51 am
    18 Replies
    467 Views
    Last post by JakeAcci
    Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:42 pm
  • Help regarding nails
    by Merwood » Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:32 am
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    Last post by robin loops
    Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:50 pm
  • Shape of "A" nail
    by Joseph Ehrenpreis » Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:17 pm
    5 Replies
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    Last post by Joseph Ehrenpreis
    Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:17 pm
  • A problem with high E
    by Mickey » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:03 am
    2 Replies
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    Last post by Catire
    Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:44 pm
  • aLaska Piks: Just Bought Some
    by FHC » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:43 pm
    10 Replies
    803 Views
    Last post by franstrong
    Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:45 pm
  • Nails Catching on Rest Stroke
    1, 2by Bailey » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:16 am
    27 Replies
    1251 Views
    Last post by edgradwell
    Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:15 pm
  • Toe nails
    by dogonjon » Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:10 pm
    14 Replies
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    Last post by khayes
    Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:36 pm
  • file in one direction only or back and forth?
    by Bob Cleary » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:28 am
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    Last post by AsturiasFan
    Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:35 pm
  • Nails?
    by Jacobcout » Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:32 am
    6 Replies
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    Last post by AndrewPenny
    Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:55 pm
  • What's your favorite nail oil?
    1, 2by AsturiasFan » Wed May 30, 2012 6:46 am
    20 Replies
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    Last post by AsturiasFan
    Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:48 am
  • Can you play the guitar with your toenails?
    by glassynails » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:13 am
    4 Replies
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    Last post by Stefan Srećković
    Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:14 am
  • falling off the sharp edge of the nail
    by guit-box » Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:47 pm
    9 Replies
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    Last post by Kristian Nøhr
    Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:00 pm
  • Ingenious! Wow! Solution for Fingertip Players
    by fscott55 » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:14 pm
    6 Replies
    678 Views
    Last post by Stefan Srećković
    Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:57 am
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