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Topic: Flying Picks
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Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 03 November 2002 09:31 AM
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I play guitar and steel and have trouble keeping my picks on.
On the gigs that I play a lot of steel it's not as much of a problem, but when I'm going back and forth 'tween guitar and steel it is.
I have the Jeff Newman picks that fit real good and moisten my fingers when putting them on.
Anything that might help?? 
Jack------------------
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Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 03 November 2002 09:46 AM
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...someone on the Forum recommended "Elmers Washable Glue Stick"...it sounded "crazy" but I tried it...and have never been without it since! But remember, "a little dab'l do it". www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 03 November 2002 at 10:11 AM.] |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 03 November 2002 10:06 AM
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Rosin Dust, from a fiddler, does the trick.
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Bob Blair
Member From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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posted 03 November 2002 10:28 AM
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Pete Burak used to use a product with the improbable name of "Gorrilla Snot". Really. I think he got it from music stores but not sure. |
Fred Shannon
Member From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas
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posted 03 November 2002 10:44 AM
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Gorilla Snot for sure. A very small amount.
Available in most music stores here.------------------
The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
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richard burton
Member From: Britain
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posted 03 November 2002 11:57 AM
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Jack,
Tighten the pick up by squeezing it round your little finger, then put the pick on the desired finger, it should stay on for a few songs. |
Stephen Gambrell
Member From: Ware Shoals, South Carolina, USA
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posted 03 November 2002 12:29 PM
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Ever seen a bluegrass band when the banjo player loses a fingerpick? Nobody moves their feet, just stands in one spot, looking around in circles, watching the banjo player crawl around? |
Pete Burak
Member From: Portland, OR USA
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posted 03 November 2002 12:43 PM
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I used Gorrilla Snot for a while, but it got too messy for me.
I've been using the finger lick method with much success (moisten your pick fingers with a little spit just before putting picks on).
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Chris Bauer
Member From: Nashville, TN USA
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posted 03 November 2002 01:47 PM
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I've often found spitting a little on the lead guitar player helps a bit too!  |
Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 03 November 2002 01:59 PM
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Pete---that's why you should buy it in that little jar from the music store! Let the gorilla keepers deal with the mess of harvesting the stuff. Use your head, man!I have a little jar of stuff called pro-grip. Probably the same stuff. Smells like Vicks vapor rub. I only use it when absolutely essential. Not crazy about the smell or the feel. |
Fred Jack
Member From: Bay City Texas
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posted 03 November 2002 02:12 PM
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Hair Spray! Apply and let dry. When ready to apply picks moisten fingers lightly and apply. Picks will stay on! Take picks off between sets ... no problem ... a light lick and they will stick! regards, fred |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 03 November 2002 03:24 PM
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Another possibilty is get a lemon wedge from the bar, it cleans the oil off your finger tips and makes them smell better. |
Fred Jack
Member From: Bay City Texas
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posted 03 November 2002 04:15 PM
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Chas, When I was playing regular and smoking my fingers on right hand would be dark brown in one evening so the lemon was used to remove brown stain.Worked like a champ! regards, fred |
Al Udeen
Member From: maple grove mn usa
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posted 03 November 2002 04:41 PM
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I've had this problem for many years, & I tried everything Imaginable, the only thing that I found to work, is Violin Rosin, I carry a small piece or two in my pick bag & scrape the inside edge of my Kyser picks & it powders up & then gets sticky from the heat of the fingers, you will have to repeat the process, at the beginning of each set, especially after washing your hands! I also found that Gorilla Snot does not work! Good Luck, & let me know what you think! au |
Bill Ford
Member From: Graniteville SC Aiken
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posted 03 November 2002 05:09 PM
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Saw a fellow once had dipped his picks in that rubber coating that you dip toolhandles in (pliers and such).Just the part that goes on top (nailside)he also had different colors so to keep track which went where,haven't tried it though.------------------
Bill Ford |
Michael Holland
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 03 November 2002 05:29 PM
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Eyeglass nosepad cushions. Get 'em at any Walgreens.
Larger pic ------------------
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 03 November 2002 05:48 PM
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I like the finger lick method....just don't forget to wash your hands if you use the men's room before your set.... |
Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 03 November 2002 07:57 PM
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Thanx for all of the ways that you guys address my problem. I will try them.
(I'll ignore the suggestion about spitting
on our other guitarist.)
Jack  |
Gino Iorfida
Member From: Oakdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 03 November 2002 09:06 PM
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I like the eyeglass nosepad suggestion, as I find fingerpicks to be a necessary annoyance (I've never found them comfortable to keep on the fingers --why I used them as little as possible on 6-string as well!)... have to try that....... I wonder how pieces of the cork pads they sell for bowling ball finger holes would work... would give the grip and comfort.... hmmm while at the bowling alley to get that ... grab a rosin bag 
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Uwe Haegg
Member From: Hilleroed, Denmark
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posted 04 November 2002 01:18 AM
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Coca Cola should do the trick.
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Lynn Owsley
Member From: Hendersonville, Tn. USA
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posted 04 November 2002 03:47 AM
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Jon has shed some Light on this subject that I agree with whole heartedly. I have had this problem for years, as I wear my picks way out on the very ends of my fingers, and I have served a lot of time on the dancefloor or stage floor looking for that certain pick...this is where I learned comedy (get down comedy)
The late Shot Jackson always told me to just have a chaw of his Redman Tobacky just before pickin,just remember to use the pickin fingers when diggin out yo tobakker...
Or you could drop by ANY BOWLING ALLEY and pick up some PRO GRIP which sells for maybe $1.50 This is designed for bowlers to grip a ball and will certainly do the trick for you, just rub one finger in the grip paste lightly, then rub others with that one,in a matter of seconds, which you can feel, fingers will start to get tacky...keep rubbing, as they dry you may place the picks...picks may be re adjusted any time you need to and fingers will stay tacky until you wash them or until you get another chaw...Hope this will help, I recommended this to Don Helms and Buddy Charleton and they have both given up tobacca forever,they now chew PRO GRIP ......
Hi Tech Funny Face goes right here...wish I knew how to do that.....[This message was edited by Lynn Owsley on 04 November 2002 at 03:54 AM.] |
Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 04 November 2002 02:39 PM
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Super Glue does it for me. 
Uff-Da! |
Robert Thomas
Member From: Mehama, Oregon, USA
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posted 04 November 2002 06:24 PM
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Believe it not I have used a small piece of scotch tape to tape the top of the finger picks to the top of my knuckle. It works perfectly. I never lose a pick anymore and carry a dispenser roll of tape at all times. If you wanted to be fancy you can use decorative tape. |
Bill Ford
Member From: Graniteville SC Aiken
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posted 04 November 2002 06:42 PM
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Just remembered....I used to cut the tape part of curads and put that on my fingers under my picks at the cuticle(sp).BF ------------------
Bill Ford[This message was edited by Bill Ford on 04 November 2002 at 06:44 PM.] |
Mike Perlowin
Member From: Los Angeles CA
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posted 05 November 2002 06:56 AM
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The new powder coated picks by Chuck Brittain who makes the Red Rajah bars do not slip off your fingers. The powder coating keeps them in place. I use them for that reason. I have not noticed any change in my tone between them and the chrome plated picks I used to use. There is a slight differece in the way the strings feel though, but not enough to matter.I also like them because they're red. They are available from Norris Music in Dallas. |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 05 November 2002 07:19 AM
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Crazy Glue! |
Reece Anderson
Member From: Keller Texas USA
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posted 05 November 2002 07:34 AM
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Not long after I was married I mentioned to my wife while we were on a playing job that I was being distracted by my picks wanting to fall off. She immediately said, why don't you put double sided false fingernail tape inside your picks. I did so, and my problem has been solved for the past 23 years. |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 05 November 2002 08:50 AM
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I started using the Stevens (now John Pearse) design over 25 years ago, and have never looked back. They never fall off, and they'll never hurt your fingertips, either! |
gary darr
Member From: Childress,somewhere out in Texas
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posted 05 November 2002 07:26 PM
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I just use a fender medium flat pick when playing between six string and steel (please no flames) lol------------------
Sho-Bud proII custom,Session 500,American standard Strat,Shecter tele,Peavy Classic 50
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Jody Carver
Member From: The Knight Of Fender Tweed~ Dodger Blue Forever
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posted 05 November 2002 09:04 PM
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Let your fingers get "fat" stop the ego trip
and quit the "Slim Fast". You will find it difficult to "pick your nose" in the beginning,,but you will play better. |
jim milewski
Member From: stowe, vermont
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posted 06 November 2002 03:06 PM
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why do gorillas have big nostrils?.....they have big fingers |
Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 06 November 2002 03:11 PM
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MY HEAD IS SWIMMIN'!
It's a good thing I didn't ask "How many ways are there to skin a cat?"
I will try many of these ....
Thanx for the input.
Jack |
Ray Jenkins
Member From: Gold Canyon Az. Pinal U.S.A.
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posted 07 November 2002 06:36 AM
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O.K. Jack,you get too give a full report on "How I Now Keep My Picks From Flying Off" at the Jan.Jam. I'll cover the part about skinning cats,coyotes and fox.Heck who knows,we may even find time to do some pickin
Ray------------------
Steeling is still legal in Arizona
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Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 07 November 2002 07:15 AM
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Ray
You want me to try every one of these suggestions and report on them???
Your a sick man!!
I WAS looking forward to the jam.
Jack[This message was edited by Jack Francis on 07 November 2002 at 07:17 AM.] |
Hap Young
Member From: Yuma, AZ, USA
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posted 07 November 2002 07:36 AM
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Jack,
I use the picks from red rojah, they are black and are called the phoenix picks. Kind of pricey, 7.95 a pair but they stay on real good. |
Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 07 November 2002 10:08 AM
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Thanx Hap.
I wonder if b0b sells them????
See you in January, although I may spend the weekend of the 16th in Yuma.
Leave your phone # here or e-mail so I can call you if I come down. 
Jack |
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