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Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 9:41 am |
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Ok I am ready to hear some colorfull explanaitions on how to keep finger picks in place. I use the Chrome JF's with the diamond pattern and no matter what I do they continue to slip. I thought about gluing them on for each show with some adhesive
like rubber cement. That way I know I could remove them between sets. Any Idea's
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Acoustic 165 100W tube
71 Tele, Regal 45, Gretch
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 10:32 am
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Scott, you can just moisten your fingertips before you put 'em on.
I use a product called Gorilla Snot (really!) available from www.musiciansfriend.com . It is a rosin of some kind... a little goes a long way. Just touch the tips of your fingers to it and your picks'll stay on. Wash off w/soap and water or let it wear off.JO
[This message was edited by Jerry Overstreet on 29 March 2004 at 10:36 AM.] |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 12:10 pm
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| I just wet my finger with my mouth. Picks stay on real good. I have always had problems with picks flying off my finger. Tried various sticky type products but found that I get the stuff on other things I touch when I take off the picks. Never tried Gorilla Snot. The mouth thing works great. I actually tried taping the picks to my fingers with cloth medical tape. |
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Larry Clark
From:
Herndon, VA.
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 1:08 pm
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I've read threads similar to this one before and while keeping finger picks on has never been a big problem for me,fortunately,it got me to try a little experiment. From a previous project I had worked on I purchased a product from the local Home Depot store called Plasti-Dip. It's a liquid plastic that you dip tool handles in to give them a softer"cushioney" grip. I put some in a small container,thinned it down with laquer thinner(it's pretty thick as it comes out of the can)and dipped the "ring" section of a couple picks in it and hung them from the tips with tape to dry. Seemed to work pretty well. Not only did it give the picks a less slippery feel but it cushioned the edges that sometimes dig into your fingers. Just an idea....
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jim milewski
From:
stowe, vermont
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 1:13 pm
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| find a spruce tree with sap oozing (the dry stuff over the fresh stuff), grind it up to a powder, and try that on the finger tips |
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 1:18 pm
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I keep a bar of Lava hand soap handy and wash my hands with it before putting on my picks. Never have any problems with picks slipping off since I started doing that. This works for me even in the damp, sweaty Houston environment.
Regular hand soaps usually have some lotions or lanolin that causes the picks to slide off.
Thanx,
Jim |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 6:45 pm
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More hints from Heloise:
This works for me. Clean fingertips and thumb with alcohol (for medicinal purposes ya know)
and then, A tiny bit of Elmer's GlueStick. In the school supplies at your favorite 'Mart.
Gene Jones gave me that tip, and it works.
Ron |
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 6:35 am
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Eyeglass nosepad cushions. Get 'em at any Walgreen's.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 7:42 am
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Super glue works really good but you have a hard time picking your nose with the picks stuck to your fingers!!!! 
Uff-Da! |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 8:47 am
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After having the picks on & off for 40 years I find I have a nice permanent dent in my finger just around the finger nail, makes a nice detent (snap fit) to keep the pick in place.
Maybe I'm running them too tight. |
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 9:02 am
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Wow, Michael, dig the pads, gotta try that!!
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Ben
Zum D10, NV400, POD, G&L Guitars, etc, etc. |
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Bobby Bowman
From:
Cypress, Texas, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 9:28 am
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Regular hair spray works really well and you don't loose any feel.
BB
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If you play 'em, play 'em good!
If you build 'em, build 'em good!
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Carlos Polidura
From:
Puerto Rico
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 10:09 am
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Wow.... That's neat.
Eyeglass nosepad cushions. I'll try that. |
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kbdrost
From:
Prospect Heights, IL
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Posted 31 Mar 2004 1:06 pm
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Eyeglass nosepad cushions are the Bomb!! I probably owe Mike Holland a cold beverage of his choice for that tip, which I got over the Forum about a year ago. I've been using them ever since. You have to keep replacing them, because they wear out with use, but who cares, they're dirt cheap. I just couldn't get comfortable putting snot or glue on my fingers. Besides, if you wear the picks down on the tips of your fingers like most folks, you need something to cushion the blow of hard metal on your cuticles. Kudos again to Mike for a great idea.
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Ken Drost
steelcrazy after all these years
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Skip Mertz
From:
N.C. (deceased)
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Posted 1 Apr 2004 6:03 am
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| I put a coat of clear nail polish on mine occasionally. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 1 Apr 2004 6:10 pm
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John Pearse has a product out called "pick stuff" - original I know, you just rub some of this on your finger tips and the picks will stay on real good, I've been using it for quite a few years now and never had a pick fall on the floor yet !!
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Tim Rowley
From:
Pinconning, MI, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2004 9:32 pm
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Bowler's Pro-Grip. A little dab will do ya. Learned this tip from Don Helms years ago. Later I switched to JF picks and they seem to stay on fine by themselves.
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Dave Ristrim
From:
Whites Creek, TN
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Posted 3 Apr 2004 6:01 am
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I don't know about the rest of you, but after fitting my picks to my fingers, I can wear them all day without them falling off (picks, not fingers). Everyone's fingers are different, but I think with some tweaking just about any pick will stay on. I use Dunlops, and after wearing them for years, my fingerprints are etched into the inside of the pick. Again, to each his own!
Peace brothers,
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