Is there something i can buy to stop my fingers getting sore when i play my bongo drums?

Question

I love playing the bongo drums and recently i got some for myself but i've found that after only a little while my fingers get really sore and i have to stop. Is there somthing i can buy like a protective guard or something to stop my fingers getting sore?

Answer 1

Hi Suz. I hope I can help you with this. As a hand drum player of too many years Ive got a couple of tips for you and your sore fingers.

1. If your fingers feel swollen when you have been playing for a while, its because they are full of blood. When you wack a skin, the blood gets caught in the end of your digit, swells slightly and causes pain.
Solution? As already mentioned, taping your finger tips can definately help. Use a stretch plaster bandage. You can buy it in rolls. You should buy the narrowist type you can and apply two comfortable layers around each pad of your fingers. Dont wind it on too tight or you wont get enough blood to them. Monitor the tips of your fingers and if they go purple, stop, and re wrap them looser.... lol.. Once you have done it a couple of times, you will get them perfect.

Secondly. Sounds a bit daft, but dont bang your drum too hard!. Hand drum technique is to use your PALM pad for volume and your finger tips for detail. Most people that complain of sore fingers when playing turn out to have poor hand control, and when watched they tend to do really hard, fingertip "rimshots" on a hard drum. That would make anybodys hand hurt!!
Its not very expensive to buy a small pair of drum mics and an amplifier. That will allow you to PLAY gentler and still be heard.

I genuinely hope that helps. ... Oh, and heres a drummer joke for you to make you laugh...

Whats the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?

You only have to punch the instructions into drum machine once.........

Good luck!

Answer 2

If it's blisters you suffer with - as a bass player I've had agony with sore fingers and the best solution I've found is to soak my fingers in white spirit to harden to skin.
Potassium permanganate is also good but it turns your fingers purple.
If you use gloves or a protective guard you will change the tone of the drum and not for the better. I know it's not attractive to have rough tips on your fingers but if you're serious about playing it is worth it.

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Answer 4

Sell the drums and get a penny whistle

Answer 5

The skin on your finger will get hard the more you play,try not to worry to much about it.

Answer 6

Driving gloves?

Answer 7

Buy a mannequin, then cut off the hands and use them instead.

Answer 8

Friends of mine tape their fingers. It doesn't solve it, but it helps it.

Answer 9

If you want Bongos that are the best in professional sound quality, and does not hurt your hands when playing them, I would go with Derosa Professional.

Answer 10

how about those rubber thimble things they use in the bank when they count the money ?
I think you can buy them at stationary shops