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Topic: Source for extra small finger & thumbpicks |
David Griffin
From:
Jimmy Creek,Arkansas via Cowtown, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2010 5:25 pm |
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Does anyone know of a source for extra small finger & thumbpicks? My 10 yr. old daughter is wanting to learn to play steel,but we can't find picks that will fit her.She's already playing 6 str.lap steel w/ her bare fingers & I don't want her to develop any bad habits.Any help out there?
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Joe Gretz
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Washington, DC, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2010 6:53 pm little picks
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David,
Thanks for posting this, as it is a topic I've also been interested in but never followed up on. I have two nieces and some family friends in the same boat.
FWIW: I think that any bad habits are likely to come from incorrect/poor hand positioning, and not so much from not using picks. I think the picks will be more of a tone and volume issue...I could be wrong though, and welcome any other views on the subject.
Picks do take a while to get used to though, so the earlier one can start the better...but they gotta fit!  I managed to "scrunch up" (the scientific term) some picks so they "sorta" worked, but had NO luck with the thumb pick! 
Joe
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 3 Jan 2010 8:48 pm
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| Propik makes them, Elderly sells them, probably other dealers too. click here |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 4:17 am
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| It's pretty easy to take a little metal off the bands of regular finger picks with a file or Dremel, and you can pad the insides of thumbpicks. On a celluloid thumbpick like Dunlop, if you dip them in hot water you can reshape them too- shorten the band then tweak it down. Padding the insides of fingerpicks doesn't work as well, because the bump into each other. |
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Joe Gretz
From:
Washington, DC, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 4:27 pm Thanks!
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Thanks Bill!
Joe
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Andy Hinton
From:
Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 5:06 pm small picks
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David; I found 4 small Dunlop coated picks today. If you'll email me your mailing address I'll send them to you for the young lady free. I got the in a 200 count order by mistake. Have tried to order more but was told Dunlop has discontinued making them. I'll also try to shrink her a thumb pick & send it along. Got to incourage a new crop of steelers. 'sides we're neighbors.  Andy H. |
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David Griffin
From:
Jimmy Creek,Arkansas via Cowtown, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2010 9:23 pm Thanx!
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Thanx,guys!I appreciate all the info & the link.Andy,my daughter sends her best "thank you"!This is very generous of you,God Bless>>>dg
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Gary Lee Gimble
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Fredericksburg, VA.
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