Originally Posted by: catmeierI guess it's just going to take time

Time is the balm.

I really don't even notice tip denting nor tip tenderness generally now, the exception being if focussed on learning and perfecting something I've been playing intensely 4 to 6 hours a day (in multiple sessions) over two or three days consecutively. When it develops then, I'll give it a timely rest day, and treat with Apple Cider Vinegar. Takes the pain away, toughens the tips and I'm good to go again the next day.