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Topic: Fix for finger picks coming off |
Larry Johnson
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2023 3:07 pm |
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| Plasti dip Amazon |
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Daniel Bailey
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2023 6:09 am
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for thumbpick I use https://blackmountainpicks.com/, which are both sized and spring loaded.
My fingerpicks on the other hand, need to be bent further. Is the blade meant to completely follow the curvature of your fingertip? I guess more close-up finger pictures would help this newbie. |
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Jeff Evans
From:
Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
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Posted 9 Feb 2023 5:48 am
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| Beeswax and/or pine rosin/tar might appeal more than saliva. Thinking along the lines of a bowstring (archery) or fly-tying wax. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Tim Sergent
From:
Hendersonville, TN, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2023 10:08 am
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| I usually just ask the fiddle player if I can see his rosin for a second |
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David Martin
From:
Kingsport, TN 37660 USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2023 7:09 pm
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I have used Fiddle rosin also, for years...never fails
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SHO-BUD SUPER PRO D10(8+10)
EMMONS LL-III D10(9+9)
Too many Amps |
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Bud Harger
From:
Temple / Belton, Texas
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Posted 16 Feb 2023 4:45 pm No! No! No! Try this first!
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A little bit on all three fingers… before putting picks on… does wonders.
I won’t be without it… ever!
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bUd
1969 Emmons D-10 8f/4k; Evans Amps. |
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2023 11:50 am
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Lots of good tips here. As we age, we lose a substance on our fingers that gives them "tack". Do you go to pick up something, Maybe your car keys and send them flying across the room? I was reluctant to take needle nose pliers to my picks but it really does work. Even our index and third finger picks require slightly different shaping and it's trial and error till you get them just right. For instance, when you pull the tops outward, it may cause the area below one of the holes to dig in and you have to correct that. I fought this problem for a long time. The needle nose method combined with finger nail polish on the inside is a sure fire fix for me.
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2023 8:13 pm
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| Is it the years of age or This Dang COVID again. Using those hand sanitizers has changed my hands quite a bit. I have used a lot of Working Hands and Bag Balm to keep my hands in better shape. |
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Steve Cattermole
From:
California, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2023 12:30 pm
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| Spit doesn't work for me, Liquid Rosin works for me . You have to pry the picks off . |
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