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| My poor fingers!; Does this happen to you too? | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 5 2010, 08:04 AM (1,206 Views) | |
| l3antha | Mar 5 2010, 08:04 AM Post #1 |
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Star Wars Elephant
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After a lengthy practice session the other day, I was having a little chat with my father, and all of a sudden, he was like, "Oh my god! What happened to your fingers! Are you ok!? Oh my god!!!" Spoiler: click to toggle It doesn't hurt, and my fingers don't bleed or blister or get calluses or anything, but I just thought it was kind of funny, how weirded out my father got about it, hah. Perhaps I am gripping my ocarina too tightly, but I am still pretty newbtastic right now. I'm sure a softer grip will come with practice and as I gain confidence. Do you get silly marks like this on your fingers when you practice too? |
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| shirf02 | Mar 5 2010, 10:13 AM Post #2 |
Enjoys the Disney Renaissance
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I got that when I first started playing, never do any more. I don't think I ever got it on all of my fingers though. |
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| Crowler | Mar 5 2010, 10:49 AM Post #3 |
emergency medical hologram
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I used to get that when I started. I think you just naturally start gripping the ocarina less tightly. That said, moving back to my STL OOT, the holes were pretty big, so my fingers dipped inside them quite a lot. I still get it on my eczema eaten left pinky, but the finger is horrible and defective and scrawny anyway. It's just... Weird, so it doesn't bother me much. |
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| Nixie | Mar 5 2010, 11:26 AM Post #4 |
Ocarinist x 4
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You have very Elegent hands! I think it's natural to grip too tightly while you learn. Having so many holes to cover isn't easy to coordinated, but eventually youl loosen up! Edited by Nixie, Mar 5 2010, 11:27 AM.
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| l3antha | Mar 5 2010, 12:26 PM Post #5 |
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Thank you! Lol. Unfortunately they are not yet elegant in conjunction with the ocarina. 
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| Nixie | Mar 5 2010, 12:48 PM Post #6 |
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I'm sure you'll get there! |
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| Krešimir Cindrić | Mar 5 2010, 03:54 PM Post #7 |
In love with Ocarina di Budrio
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It is nothing to worry about. In time you'll relax and hold the ocarina more gently. When I started playing I was holding the ocarina to tightly too, but I had the other very common problem: my left pinky got cramped and hurt for several hours and I was unable to play fast passages on the piano with my left hand smoothly. I got very worried about it and even thought about giving up on playing the ocarina. However, there is a simple solution to both of these problems (and there are many other benefits to this approach): short practice sessions. When you're just starting out, don't play for more than 15-20 minutes at once. It's much better to play 3 times for 10 minutes every day than 6 hours twice a week. Your hands, lungs, throat and brain will not get tired. And your playing will improve much faster, because you learn much better when you're not tired and you don't forget what you've learned between practice sessions. Occasional long practice sessions separated by pauses of two, three (or more) days are pretty much useless and even contra productive so you should avoid them. When practicing a skill such as playing an instrument, the most important thing is continuity. When you get more comfortable with your ocarina, you might want to extend your practice sessions, play for one or two hours, but always take a break when you feel tired. And of course, play every day, even if only for 5 minutes. Edited by Krešimir Cindrić, Mar 5 2010, 04:06 PM.
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| l3antha | Mar 5 2010, 04:42 PM Post #8 |
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Thank you, kcindric! Those are some very good tips! I will follow your advice starting today, and see where that takes me! |
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| 杰里米亚 | Mar 5 2010, 07:14 PM Post #9 |
该游戏 <----TRANSLATE IT!!!!
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psh.....that's nothing  i have a 12 string acoustic with heavy gauge strings. (11mm-49mm) More than once I've rubbed my fingers raw and once or twice I've made them bleed......alot |
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| l3antha | Mar 5 2010, 07:25 PM Post #10 |
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Star Wars Elephant
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Oh yes, I've been playing guitar for over ten years! I am definitely acquainted with the mess one's fingertips can get into with those strings! Ouch! 
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| jackspace111 | Mar 6 2010, 04:57 AM Post #11 |
An ocarina fanatic
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It used to happen to me a lot but it doesn't anymore. I guess it was because I was so afraid of dropping my Oot. 
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| lonemeditater | Mar 6 2010, 05:35 AM Post #12 |
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same here, except it was on all my fingers, but that 's because i was playing a twelve hole and using all of my fingers, were you playing a pendant per chance? |
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| Faolan | Mar 6 2010, 07:37 AM Post #13 |
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Would it be possible to wear thimbles of something to prevent that? |
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| Pen_Anima | Mar 6 2010, 07:42 AM Post #14 |
Let me fill the world with art . . . And I shall give you treasures
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lol . . .that picture is epic 8D Perhaps to help with your confidence you should simply wear the neck strap, so you don't worry about dropping it and subconsciously hold it less tightly. ITs nice that your dad cared about you like that instead of writing it off 8D They do kinda look like blisters. Definitly go with Kc's advice  You don't want your parents getting worried now.
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| l3antha | Mar 6 2010, 08:21 AM Post #15 |
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@ jackspace111: Yes! I think that's what it is! I am just so terrified of dropping it that I hang on for DEAR LIFE!!!!  @ Faolan: Thimbles!!!!  Perhaps that is from whence those brass guitar slides originated!  @ Pen_Anima: Mine doesn't have a neck strap! I am doomed to practice on my bed with tons of pillows around! |
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| Pen_Anima | Mar 6 2010, 08:34 AM Post #16 |
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Let me fill the world with art . . . And I shall give you treasures
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lol. You'll do fine. Just be aware. Not paranoid~ *this coming from the worlds biggest klutz as of the last month*
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| Vermin | Mar 6 2010, 11:51 AM Post #17 |
Avatar crisis!
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I get this less often by the day, but well, I used to have that after half an hour. It may kinda hurt playing for three hours non-stop, really 
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| shirf02 | Mar 6 2010, 12:38 PM Post #18 |
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Nah, it was a 12 hole, I just don't think I held it quite that hard. |
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| GabeGT | Mar 6 2010, 03:55 PM Post #19 |
Intermediate
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I've never gotten this before, other then my pinky in my left hand. It might be that you have very delicate hands. |
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| Savara | Mar 6 2010, 03:57 PM Post #20 |
一茶 is randomness herself.
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I'm getting this now too  I think it's a combination of not being used to holding an ocarina and of being scared of dropping it (and pressing down harder than necessary because you don't know how to efficiently cover the holes yet) ... I know it's like that for me at least ^^; (I'm even getting cramp in my left hand after a few minutes *sighs*)... Just learn to relax a bit I guess?
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| GabeGT | Mar 6 2010, 04:07 PM Post #21 |
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My thumbs get cramped from the weight of my double... usually when i'm playing through a long song. But yeah, learning to relax is important. Usually laying your fingers gently over the hole is enough. |
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| Ikaruka | Mar 6 2010, 06:06 PM Post #22 |
Your humble servant
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When I first started I had that problem too. Like peepz already said, it's mainly because in the beginning it's a bid akward to hold an ocarina, and there's a fear of dropping it. I had it with my first pendant & my first transverse, and also when got my first double. I was scared I would drop it while switching chambers, so I used a neckstrap for a while. After a while you won't be doing it anymore. 
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| maria | Mar 6 2010, 06:16 PM Post #23 |
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I grip my ocarina too hard sometimes too and my left hand starts to hurt from the strain. It'll probably go away over time. You know, when you think you are less likely to drop your ocarina and you have more confidence.
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| Sid | Mar 7 2010, 12:32 AM Post #24 |
You just got steampunk'd
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That used to Happen to me a lot. But after about six months it stopped. so hang in there. |
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| 杰里米亚 | Mar 7 2010, 02:04 AM Post #25 |
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They make this putty stuff that dries hard on your fingers. You can use that if you're a pansy.  I wouldn't suggest it because 1). Its for pansies and 2). your fingers won't harden. Besides, life's no fun without a little pain!  Please refrain from making discriminatory comments - Crowler Edited by Crowler, Mar 9 2010, 05:28 PM.
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| jackspace111 | Mar 7 2010, 02:35 AM Post #26 |
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Would it help if you sat on the floor while you play? It was a while before I started playing in chairs and while standing up. I actually did drop my plastic pendant once, but since it was plastic it got off with just a scratch. |
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| l3antha | Mar 7 2010, 05:34 AM Post #27 |
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@ jackspace111: I DO already sit on the (carpeted) floor! And also on my bed (which is really low to the ground). I guess I am just super-paranoid of dropping it or something! Even though I've been playing since December and I have NEVER dropped an ocarina once yet! Oh, dear, I hope the first time I drop it (it is nearly inevitable, no?) that I am sitting on my bed with lots of cushyness all around me, hah. |
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| shadowyi | Mar 7 2010, 11:31 AM Post #28 |
is a girl. [音之翼]
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Uh, woah! I've never seen hands like those after playing the ocarina. Hot diggity dog! O_O Perhaps it's because I've played open holed flutes before, but wow. That's an epically scary picture. |
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| ivanduzer | Mar 7 2010, 10:48 PM Post #29 |
Exit, Pursued By a Bear.
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That is intense! Man, you must play the oc like you're in a crazy power rock band. |
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| Nimue | Mar 7 2010, 11:38 PM Post #30 |
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Hey. That kind of discriminatory talk isn't funny or cool.  |
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| GabeGT | Mar 8 2010, 04:08 PM Post #31 |
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Don't be paranoid, or scared.... Just be aware. |
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| Sigurthr | Mar 8 2010, 11:56 PM Post #32 |
Ocarinist, Recorderist, Welder/Metalsmith, and resident wana-be Norseman.
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Never had that happen but my fingers are pretty tough. I do know that beginner guitar players get deep lines/grooves from the strings though. It fades with time. |
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| Ocarina Sensei | Mar 9 2010, 01:41 AM Post #33 |
Is Death a part of Life... or is Life a part of Death
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I have a lighter version of that and im new |
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| Elven Spellmaker | Mar 9 2010, 03:58 AM Post #34 |
== Cirno -- Opinionated Baka == OI SAM, STOP IT XD
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I can't believe the Ocarina didn't crack lol, you seem to be gripping it so tightly. |
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| l3antha | Mar 9 2010, 06:57 AM Post #35 |
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Star Wars Elephant
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I will be the forefront of the new Ocarina Headbangers genre! 
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| Kazareh | Apr 2 2010, 10:00 PM Post #36 |
Itisko'Darastrix
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I get that myself, hasn't quite gone away yet. I spose it will over time, but just on my thumbs for the thumbholes. I haven't had any issues with it, so I don't think it's harmful.
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| int3rpo1 | Apr 3 2010, 12:24 AM Post #37 |
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Wow, that's nuts! Lol. I haven't gotten that yet, and I don't think I will, I grip my ocarina pretty securely but gently. Though, I have noticed that sometimes I gotta stop, put the ocarina down, and catch my breath. I guess all newbs have some kind of ailment. =P |
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| 511100 | May 14 2010, 06:18 AM Post #38 |
Inliner x 5
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WOW. What are you like the Van Halen of ocarinas? |
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| ImCollete | May 14 2010, 06:54 AM Post #39 |
I Like Chocolate Milk
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That happens to me occasionally but not that bad. |
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| Jacob | Jul 17 2010, 02:06 AM Post #40 |
Inliner x 5
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That happend to my fingers to, but that was just the first day... |
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| wolfangel | Jul 17 2010, 03:18 AM Post #41 |
Inliner x 5
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i get that too but I'm seeing it go away with more time |
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| Jehrets2 | Jul 17 2010, 05:56 AM Post #42 |
The master fisherman
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When I used to play the recorder, the teacher would always say that is your fingers didn't do that after practicing, you weren't holding it hard enough. Idk if the same goes for ocarina (or if the teacher was even right for the matter), but if it doesn't hurt I guess it's a good thing since you are covering all of the holes well. |
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| shirf02 | Jul 17 2010, 08:15 AM Post #43 |
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I believe I need to add an addendum to my earlier post: I don't get that any more, except when I play for about 2.5 hours straight. |
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| Krešimir Cindrić | Jul 17 2010, 04:51 PM Post #44 |
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I'm pretty sure your teacher is wrong. You should always relax your hands when playing. Of course, when closing holes, making a good, air-tight seal is important, but that can be easily done with relaxed hands. You need your fingers to be agile and quick. That is impossible if they are stiff or if you're holding the instrument too hard. |
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