keeping picks on

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 6 Nov 2002 3:02 pm

I bought some hair spray (White Rain extra hold) for a buck in the spray not aerosol and put some on my finger tips and my picks stay on....huh

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 6 Nov 2002 3:13 pm

HUH?

Jack

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 6 Nov 2002 7:05 pm

I have, siince I started playing, have had trouble keeping them on when I am especially tired. Maybe its a vascular thing.

Bud Charleton instructed me to use nationals, and crimp them on hard, and far enough out so you can not see your fingertips through the holes. When you curl your fingers, the flats of the picks should lay flat on the thick part of your thumb. Can't say I've tried it any other way.

When I *really* need the extra *help* I put a dab of superglue on my fingertips, smear it around, put the picks on, and immediately remove them. This, so that they don't rip skin off when I take them off. I noticed that you can also use it to build up thin fingernails.

The hairspray sounds like a less severe method.

Either way, the two most embarrassing things are not having a spare bar on your rig when it goes bouncing across the stage, or trying to untangle a fingerpick from your #8 string during a solo under carbon arc lighting....

Also comes in handy to keep your thumbpick from floating around your thumb in the case of the blue ones.

I'm gonna try the hairspray. It keeps the handle grips on my harley.

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Gordy Rex · Post by **Gordy Rex** » 7 Nov 2002 4:21 pm

Guys,
This works the best for me.Years ago I was
foolin' around with the fiddle and got bow rosin
on my fingers,, found that my picks stuck, works
great.... Use an old Camera film container and crush the rosin in it shake it up touch your finger tips on the dust and your done for the night......Even works after eating French Fries.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gordy Rex on 07 November 2002 at 04:23 PM.]</p></FONT>

compuserve · Post by **compuserve** » 8 Nov 2002 1:59 pm

A drop of whisky will work on your fingers.

JIM.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 8 Nov 2002 2:04 pm

...but that's a waste of good whiskey!

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 8 Nov 2002 2:05 pm

Jim...Reading your other post....DON'T LICK YOUR FINGERS!!

jACK

Joe Delaronde · Post by **Joe Delaronde** » 8 Nov 2002 5:27 pm

I use Gorilla Snot, but if you sweat, don't rub your eyes. Works great, but stings the eyes something feirce. Smells like Vicks.
Joe

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 8 Nov 2002 6:17 pm

.....Elmers Glue Stick. A little dab on your thumb and fingers will keep 'em on...and it's washable! Can find it in the school supplies section, anywhere.
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R. L. Jones · Post by **R. L. Jones** » 8 Nov 2002 7:51 pm

I thought this only happened to us old folk, no oil inyour skin anymore. I just stick my fingers in my mouth then put on the picks , works for me. Maybe I`ll try some of your remedys.

R. L.

I always wash my hands before I do this

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 9 Nov 2002 11:30 pm

Are they supposed to come off?
No wonder I am full of scratches!

compuserve · Post by **compuserve** » 10 Nov 2002 1:06 am

HI JACK,
Didnt you know that whisky kills germs.

JIM,

Terry Bethel · Post by **Terry Bethel** » 10 Nov 2002 8:56 am

Curly Chalker used to get a small glass of Coca-Cola and put his finger tips in the coke and then put his picks on. Everytime I got to here him play he never lost a pick. It might be worth trying.
Terry Bethel

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 10 Nov 2002 10:17 am

"Loose Picks".........Buddy Emmon's spinning bar trick while playing some kind of a special tune of his....has been discussed excitedly, several times here on the Forum.

Well, I have witnessed "the ultimate" in talent and playing skill from a coveted front row seat while our own Forumite Tired ole Earache West.... was demonstrating his one-of-a-kind "pick control" technique.
This never before seen performance is truly enlightening and proves that if you're heart is in it......almost anything can be successfully accomplished.
Tired ole Eric....right in the middle of the up-beat "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" or something similar, skillfully deposited his pointy finger "pick" atop the strings on his E9th neck and then without so much as blinking an eye......MADE IT DANCE...all the while playing some of his fastest and most intriquet single strings runs up and down the neck.
That pick was observed to DANCE as much as a full inch above his strings. Not once did he even wince! Not once did his brow wrinkle! Not one bead of sweat appeared on his forehead!
Tired ole Eric has truly mastered a very
difficult "trick"............ Anyone in the area should go see it first hand. If not able to do so, you should request a video of him performing this never-before-done act.
Just tho't you should know. Humble ole tired Eric is not one to clammer for attention or adiration.
Trust me! I've never before lied to you.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 10 Nov 2002 11:55 pm

Well, I dunno Ray, It might have been resolved the set after you left when I was trying to get my pick out from around my #8 string, and cussing at the guitar player to "take the M88888 F9878888 Lead" Sometimes it just wraps around the wrong string.

My fave is where I think it was Mr Chalker that pulled the wad of hundreds out of his pocket.

That's the kind of stunts I aim for....

Nice to see Doug tonite.

Long Underwear???!??

The boy must not be from around here.....

Always nice to see youse..

EW

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 11 Nov 2002 4:56 am

Here's what I have done, and it ABSOLUTELY
works.
Being in the plumbing trade, I took a small
1"x1" square of our emery cloth [fairly rough
grade] and cut out a "T" formation that conformed to fit and lay-in on an opened-up
pick. Rough side up.

When it seemed to rough-fit as close as I could get it, I then glued it to the pick with the glue that bowmen [archers] use to glue feathers to arrow shafts [can be purchased at any good sporting-goods store].

Let it set up for a good 24 hrs. Then simply take a really sharp one-edged razor or X-acto
knife and trim off all the edges. You can then take the pick to a grinding wheel with a wire brush wheel attached and using needle-nose pliers really buff it up nice.

Re-form the pick to your finger size and you're ready to go. Make sure they are comfortably snug, and believe me, they will stay on. They are "locked" in.

The arrow glue costs only a couple of bucks
and a little goes a long way.

FWIW...ChipsAhoy

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 11 Nov 2002 11:26 am

I use the Dunlop metal finger picks. When I get a new set, they fall off at first, but once they rust, they never come off after that. The acid from the oil on my skin tends to rust the picks and they stay on!

Mark

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Tim Rowley · Post by **Tim Rowley** » 12 Nov 2002 7:25 pm

A dab of Bowlers Pro-Grip works very well. That's what Don Helms uses to keep the pick on his surgically reconstructed right index finger. I used to use Pro-Grip for a while myself, but my old JF picks fit so good now that I almost never sling one anymore.

Or you could just do like Jr. Brown and keep 2 or 3 extra picks handy!

Tim R.