Thomas Viloteau on Nails and Shaping

Via the online magazine Si Corde! Thomas Viloteau talks about filing and shaping the right hand finger nails. He shapes his nails in the opposite direction to mine.

See my full article on fingernails: Fingernails for Classical Guitar: How I Shape My Nails. I’m  going to add this video to my article to show variety.

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Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.

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  1. I have been using this method , (and posted a blog on this site not so long ago) and have found it by far the best method. My problem now is how to stop my nails cracking, flaking and breaking. Any ideas?

    Anthony E Strong

    • This is not a quick fix but there is a nutritional product called Moringa leaf powder. I have used this product for the past 8 months and the effect it has on nails, hair and overall health is astounding. Many of my students have also begun to use it and see the difference in two to three months. There are many companies who sell it, I do not give out names of the companies but recommend that one does a search for the product on google.

  2. Great video. I’ve used every possible nail shape, including this, over the years and found that at least for me, they all work well.

    Thanks for posting the video.

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