Re: Hurt Fingers ..Advise Please!
Originally Posted by
drummer
Don't worry about it. I broke my toe over the summer and all I did was step into the pool. My wife was laughing at me all day.
I can top that, drummer. I broke a pinky toe several years ago when I walked into the footboard of my bed. Nuff sed on that...
Now on those sore fingers...make sure your finger joints are NOT hitting the conga rims...whether they be traditional rims or "comfort curve" rims, hittin' a rimshot literally on the rim is a great way to bruise your joints or break them...
since we've already established that the micing may need some work, I don't want to belabor the point--but you should be able to just gently TAP your congas and get a good sound out of them. If you're having to hammer them with all your might, check your tuning, bro'...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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