Adrian Sheets - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:11:36

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Hey guys. I had a show last night and it was great. I had to work hard though, because my mike wasnt up loud enough and I had to cram an openback banjo into it to try to get some sound out of it,........AND my picks kept sliding almost off my fingers.

In spite of everything I had great fun, but I really need help with this pick problem. The deal is that my hands and fingers sweat and thats why they slide off because they never do any other time. The picks are wrapped tight on my fingers but I am constantly having to push them back up. I really need to solve this problem! Any ideas? (Its just the two metal picks, not the thumb.)

Thanks!

wrentree - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:19:47

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Use some tape over them when you put them on. That should help. Someone else probably has a better idea though.
As far as the mic, I set up the sound for our band and when I have it pretty well set up, someone in the band will want to change the settings because the sound is down. Have someone talk through your mic and go into the audience and see if it isn't up far enough for you. If it is, try not to worry about what you can't hear. It is still there.

Harold

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Edited by - wrentree on 11/08/2009 05:25:09

Glenn Tate - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:19:50

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You can buy some anti-slip product named "Gorilla Snot" at a larger music store that sells stringed instruments or get it on line. No joke, it is real stuff, I have some. You put a little on your fingers and thumb and you picks will not slip. Just don't get it on the fingers of your other hand

"The more you know, the more you know you don't know."

Glenn

jazzylynne - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:25:44

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Spit. It's cheap, and easy to use.
Lick your fingers, slip on your picks.
They will stay put.

Lynne

dbaty - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:30:36

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For me I'm struggling just trying to find picks that feel comfortable and work for me. I went to our local music store yesterday I found a National thumb pick and two National finger picks. I bet I tried and experimented for 30 minutes with all the picks. The Dunlop thumb picks they had were way too small. Anyway I came home with some picks but I do not feel comfortable with them. I guess I'll need to find a music store that has a better selection.

Like a Dog, a Banjo just wants to be played with and cared for.

sjones4 - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:37:27

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I agree with Lynne about spit. I just lick my index and middle fingers, push my Propicks on and they stay put until I'm done playing. I don't need spit on my thumb pick.
Steve Jones

ErikH - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:54:56

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Originally posted by sjones4

I agree with Lynne about spit. I just lick my index and middle fingers, push my Propicks on and they stay put until I'm done playing. I don't need spit on my thumb pick.
Steve Jones

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Same here. I lick my index and middle finger, slide on the picks (Propik split-band) and they don't come off until I'm ready to remove them.

WildJimbo - Posted - 11/08/2009:  05:59:03

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You can coat the inside of the picks with nail polish. You can also try roughing up the inside of the picks too.

While I don't do it myself, the spit trick does work, so give it a try.

Jim Pankey

Adrian Sheets - Posted - 11/08/2009:  06:10:58

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Sounds great. I will give these things a try. I am leaning mostly toward Gorilla Snot and Nail Polish though lol! But I could try licking my fingers too. anything that will work is good for me.

banjologist - Posted - 11/08/2009:  06:22:14

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I've tried everything but finally found the answer:- auto-tyre-paint, (the quality not the watered-down el-cheapo stuff) just paint the picks' bands insides with a cotton-tip; allow a day to dry.

Jon Priebe

eagleisland - Posted - 11/08/2009:  06:27:45

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I find that for routine applications - woodshedding, band practice - the spit trick works great.

When I'm in a situation in which I simply cannot afford to lose a pick - specifically, gigs - I break out the Gorilla Snot. I usually apply it to my picks about 4 - 6 hours before a show. And in that we're playing it five this afternoon, I better go rub some on.

The other thing that works really well is bow rosin. So if you've a fiddler in the band and nothing else is available, a rub or two of that on each finger will definitely help.

eagleisland

"I was halfway to Old Kentucky when the drugs began to kick in." - Hunter S. Monroe

Bernie P. - Posted - 11/08/2009:  06:29:02

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Try the double band ProPiks.These can be set for both comfort and grip.