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Topic: Finger picks slipping off
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Richard Brandt
Member From: Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 22 May 2004 04:18 AM
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Solution i discovered several years ago.contact cement a thin strip of 320 wet or dry paper around the finger pick that contacts you finger. It works. |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 22 May 2004 04:24 AM
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moved to Pedal Steel |
Mike Perlowin
Member From: Los Angeles CA
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posted 22 May 2004 04:55 AM
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I use the red picks that the guy who makes the red rajah bars makes, specifically because they don't slip off. I've not noticed any dofference in the tone they produce. |
Chris Walke
Member From: St Charles, IL
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posted 22 May 2004 06:58 AM
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I've found a dab a Gorilla Snot is quite helpful in keeping the fingerpicks from slipping & and the thumbpicks from spinning.I don't usually need it, but I keep a little jar with me for the occassional need.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040522070411170250001001642674/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/428010/ |
Chris Walke
Member From: St Charles, IL
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posted 22 May 2004 06:59 AM
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Sorry for stretching out the window with that last post - any way to avoid that? |
Doug Brumley
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 22 May 2004 07:55 AM
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Chris, you can use the alternate form of listing a URL with UBB Code. Instead of listing the lengthy link as the clickable URL, you can just have something like the text "Click here" be clickable. You can read all the details here. |
Reece Anderson
Member From: Keller Texas USA
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posted 22 May 2004 09:05 AM
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My wife buys an inexpensive package of womens false fingernails (I won't do it because I don't like the strange looks I get)which comes with thin double sided precut tape. I then remove one side and place the strips inside all my picks, then remove the other side with a sharp edge knife. The result is, they will continue to stick for quite sometime, and you can't shake them off your fingers. |
Dennis Detweiler
Member From: Solon, Iowa, US
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posted 22 May 2004 09:43 AM
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Spit on your fingers before you put on the picks |
Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 22 May 2004 09:56 AM
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Spit. It's grippy when it dries. Brad Sarno |
Terry Sneed
Member From: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
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posted 22 May 2004 10:37 AM
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"My wife buys an inexpensive package of womens false fingernails (I won't do it because I don't like the strange looks I get)"  lol!I saw a fellow worker in K-mart a few yrs ago holdin up a HUGE pair of womens panties.
the old boy weighs about 300lbs, but I reckon he was gettin them for his wife. shes
perty big to.  |
Mark Herrick
Member From: Los Angeles, CA
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posted 22 May 2004 11:48 AM
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Rosin bag. Like bowlers and baseball pitchers use... |
Eric West
Member From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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posted 22 May 2004 12:58 PM
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Pitch off any evergreen works. I've used it many times and when I found a good glob of it I put it in a strin envelope. Drier is better.IN the last year or so I've used super glue, but you have to be careful. It can cause cancer in the state of California.  EJL |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 22 May 2004 01:05 PM
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Spit. It's grippy when it dries.
I agree. The price is right, you can't leave home without it, it's right there when you need it, and you don't have to worry about running out of it. I find that people in the audience are very thoughtful and considerate. They realize when my picks are slipping because they contribute a lot of spit in my direction! |
kbdrost
Member From: Barrington, IL
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posted 22 May 2004 01:57 PM
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This is about the fifth post I've seen on this subject, but I'll add the same 2 cents I always do. Get some eyeglass nosepad cushions from your local Walgreens and stick 'em on the inside of the picks. Not only do they keep the picks on, they keep that hard metal away from your cuticles. I tried this a couple years ago and won't use anything else.------------------
Ken Drost
steelcrazy after all these years
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Chris Walke
Member From: St Charles, IL
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posted 22 May 2004 02:32 PM
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"...nosepad cushions from your local Walgreens and stick 'em on the inside of the picks..."Now THERE's a great idea! Thanks! |
Buddy Emmons
Member From: Hermitage, TN USA
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posted 22 May 2004 02:46 PM
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This may come as a surprise but I dampen my fingers just before putting the finger picks on. Works for the thumb pick too. [This message was edited by Buddy Emmons on 23 May 2004 at 02:56 AM.] |
Scott Appleton
Member From: Half Moon Bay, California, USA
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posted 22 May 2004 04:44 PM
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Well i posted this inquiry about a month ago and i like the washable glue stick .. never go on the road without on or two. have not tried the nose pads yet but that looks like a good one.------------------
Mullen S12
Acoustic 165 100W tube
71 Tele, Regal 45, Gretch
Lap, Columbia Lap, Line 6 |
Don Walters
Member From: Regina, SK, Canada
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posted 22 May 2004 05:59 PM
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Well! I have something in common with BE! [This message was edited by Don Walters on 22 May 2004 at 05:59 PM.]
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Lloyd Karenke
Member From: Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA
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posted 22 May 2004 07:59 PM
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Dip your fingers in alcohol........ |
Gary Walker
Member From: Morro Bay, CA
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posted 22 May 2004 10:31 PM
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Buddy's got it. I noticed at the SWSGA convention in January that the pros stuck their fingers in their mouth and put the picks on. I learned something new then after over 40 years of this instrument taking up room in my house. |
Anders Brundell
Member From: Falun, Sweden
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posted 23 May 2004 01:59 AM
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Lloyd - ain't that alcohol abuse...? Or at least pretty close. LOL.
Would a Pina Coalada stick better than a Dry Martini?
(Excuse me, Lloyd! I just couldn't resist!) Anders |
David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 23 May 2004 02:11 AM
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Cloth medical tape on the inside, it feels fine and is non slip. |
Anders Brundell
Member From: Falun, Sweden
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posted 23 May 2004 03:10 AM
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Have anyone tried these picks? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040523030208213065130065864440/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/110630/
I guess that they will stay on better. Anders
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Emmett Roch
Member From: Dripping Springs, Texas
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posted 23 May 2004 03:23 AM
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I tried them, didn't like them. It was uncomfortable having something wedged under my fingernail. |
Michael Holland
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 23 May 2004 07:21 AM
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Glad you like the pads, Ken. I recommend them to everyone.
 [This message was edited by Michael Holland on 23 May 2004 at 07:22 AM.]
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Paddy Long
Member From: Christchurch, New Zealand
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posted 23 May 2004 01:53 PM
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I use John Pearse "Pick Stuff" - it's a wax like substance you just rub it on your finger tips and there is no way those picks will come off. It's a bit like the stuff lawn bowlers use to grip their balls !!!!!
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Jim Bates
Member From: Alvin, Texas, USA
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posted 23 May 2004 07:32 PM
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Avoid using the liquid hand soaps that have any kind of lotion in them. I wash my hands with Lava soap before playing. Never have any problems after that.Thanx,
Jim |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 23 May 2004 11:06 PM
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Hi Richard,
I was just informed by a friend of yours that you don't play
Pedal Steel, so this really belongs in NO PEDDLERS.(I had origanally moved this from EVENTS AND ANNOUNCMENTS.) So I'm moving it again, this time to NO PEDDLERS. Sorry for my mistake, you sure got some great responses though. Joey |
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