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Topic: JF Picks: Not The Same ? |
Bob Snelgrove
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san jose, ca
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 7:18 am |
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My old ones are beautifully chrome plated, and the pair I bought at Scotty's this year aren't. I asked Fran and she said they haven't changed?
And no, my old ones aren't shiny from playing 
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 7:30 am
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The chrome plated ones were BJ's, [Buddy & Jeff]. They stopped selling those years ago.
I think the JF's are still the same nickel silver without the chrome plating.
I have some of the BJ's too, but all of the Jeff picks I have bought have been the unplated NS. |
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Mike Spaeth
From:
Springdale, Arkansas
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 7:52 am picks
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| I have two older pairs of JF metal picks and they are not chrome plated. |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 8:21 am
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| Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
The chrome plated ones were BJ's, [Buddy & Jeff]. They stopped selling those years ago.
I think the JF's are still the same nickel silver without the chrome plating.
I have some of the BJ's too, but all of the Jeff picks I have bought have been the unplated NS. |
I'll have to check. I was sure they said JF on them.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 8:26 am
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Of course I could be mistaken about chrome plated JF's. I know the ones I have are stamped BJ's.
Jeff may have offered some chrome plated ones at some time, but I've not ever seen them. 'Course I haven't seen 'em all  |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 9:25 am
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My JF picks have a dull finish. I've had them for about 10 years - bought them from Jeff in St. Louis.
He wouldn't sell me 3. He said they come in pairs, no exceptions. I must have an extra one lying around somewhere. 
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Mike Sweeney
From:
Nashville,TN,USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 9:39 am
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I still have a pair of 27 year old diamond ring chrome plated picks that I ordered from Jeff that long ago and they have BJ stamped on them. I also have a couple of sets of the JF that I've had quite a long time and they are just nickle silver. It's my understanding that he quit having them plated pretty early and went to his and Fran's initials instead of his and Buddy's.
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 5:48 pm
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I found this second pair at home. They look shinier in person. My originals and the latest ones are at the studio so I'll have to check.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 7:39 pm
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I've also been using the same pair of JF picks for the last 10 or 11 years and they are not chrome plated.
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Ron Funk
From:
Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 8:56 pm
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| Mike - You 're right. My diamond ring BJ picks are chrome plated, and the JFs are not. I clearly remember Jeff's "sales pitch" stating that the chrome plating would enable you to play faster. |
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Bill Lowe
From:
Connecticut
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Posted 19 Dec 2010 10:26 pm picks
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| I know in the early 80's the picks were chrome plated. I used to help a friend of mine Lee Powell polish them during the process. They shipped them up several hundred at a time. Lee was friends with Buddy and Jeff. Back then I had a Red LDG that Buddy signed. Anyway the picks they made together around 1983 or 84 were chrome plated. |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 6:21 am
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Do the ones in my pic look plated? Like I said, they are much shinier in person.
bob |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 10:56 am
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I have a pair of the old Oahu "Professional" picks that these are evidently copies of. They are chrome plated.
Last edited by John Billings on 20 Dec 2010 11:40 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Arthur Manning
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 11:37 am
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This is chrome plated
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 11:50 am
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| Arthur Manning wrote: |
This is chrome plated
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Your picture is worse than mine, LOL
bob |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 11:58 am
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Well! If we're gonna be pickin' on guys for bad pics of picks, I might as well add this pic of the old Oahu picks!
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Arthur Manning
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 12:43 pm
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| Ha Bob, you are right on about the photo, I should have used my Canon ESO 20D with my micro lens. I'm just getting lazy at my old age. |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 2:46 pm
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| John Billings wrote: |
Well! If we're gonna be pickin' on guys for bad pics of picks, I might as well add this pic of the old Oahu picks!
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Hey
The pics, or is it picks are getting worse and worse. How about a sketch next?
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 3:47 pm
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| I'll get out my Crayons! |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 4:58 pm
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| John Billings wrote: |
| I'll get out my Crayons! |
Do they make "chrome"?
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 5:20 pm
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| Only grey and gray. Not sure which one is right! |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Dec 2010 9:25 pm
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These are mine:
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Finally, a definitive pickture! I just mad up a new word
bob |
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