Thanks for the ideas. They sound worthy and I'll try them.

I had thought there might be some "magic" ointment or something that was specific to keyboard playing. I guess I thought of this because I remember when working in a drug store as a kid there was some little tablets you could suck on that amazingly cleared your throat in seconds. I haven't seen them since and can't remember the brand. They were ideal for public speaking and singing.

Just thought there might be something specific like that for a quick fix to dry fingers.