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Gary Cosden
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Florida, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 7:36 am |
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I just wanted to say how much I like my new Perfect Touch Finger Picks. There have been other posts on this topic and if you want to know more about them :
http://perfecttouchpicks.com/page2.htm
They stay on, are way more comfortable, and tone wise the flat edge ones are pretty much identical to Dunlops without any hang-nail issues at all. The curved edge set does have a slightly different tone in my opinion since the curved edge takes the "bite" out of your attack giving a little less edge to your tone. I personally like the flat edge picks a lot more. The customer service is second to none and they will have a new thumb pick design coming out in January. IMHO they are worth every penny. |
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Dan Burnham
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Greenfield, Tennessee
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 11:02 am The Best Ever
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Gary,
I couldn't agree more. These are the best picks ever. I have been using these picks for a year or two and absolutely love them. In fact, Zane King has ordered a pair because he liked mine so much.
Dan
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Chuck Thompson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 12:20 pm
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| Gary, a few months ago a friend gave me a set and I absolutely love them and bought another set as a back up. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 12:37 pm Re: The Best Ever
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I must admit, I'm real curious to try them. Will they be available at the Phoenix show next month?
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| Zane King has ordered a pair because he liked mine so much. |
How is Zane doing these days? It's been well over 10 years since we last saw or spoke to each other.
Please tell him I said hello.
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Dan Burnham
From:
Greenfield, Tennessee
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 12:39 pm He's Good
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Mike,
Zane is doing good. He owns Journey Records out of Nashville and doing really good in Southern Gospel Music.
Zane hasn't lost a thing regarding his picking. His father Johnny and I get together about once a month and pick together. Zane usually comes over for awhile to pick or we just pick at him.
I'll pass on the message,
Dan
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 3:35 pm
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| One day we will all wear them... |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 3:57 pm
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| One day we will all wear them... |
Hmmmm? Maybe if they become affordable to the masses  |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 4:24 pm
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| yeh..at $15 apiece, couldn't you just have your fingertips chromed......... |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 6:47 pm
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| I am confused as to what type I should get... That ones that look more or less regular, or the ones that come off the front of your finger..."claw hammer?" ? |
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Gary Cosden
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 6:59 pm
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| Bent - I think the "clawhammer" pick is a banjo pick. The picks I am referring to in my original post are the ones with the caption "flat face" under the photo. |
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Rick Nicklas
From:
Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 7:08 pm
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I think the guy that makes these should send a set to each president of every steel guitar club with a note about the picks and they're intended for all players to try if they want. That way we would all get a chance to try them out at our meetings. You know.... like the free samples at the end of the isle in Sam's Club...  |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 10:18 pm
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To those that have them:
Are they steel or stainlesss steel? Are they about the thickness of a national? 0.025
Ron |
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Dave Magram
From:
San Jose, California, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 11:24 pm
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I did notice one sentence on the Perfect Touch website that might strike terror into the heart of Bobby Lee, our esteemed Forum host:
"At last, the clawhammer (banjo) picker can pick for hours or days without fear of broken or split fingernails..." 
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 11:31 pm
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I don't understand why they cost so much more than Nationals - like ten times as much! Are they made out of some different kind of alloy or something? Do they spring back into shape when they fly out onto the dance floor and get stomped on?
I understand that they're a more comfortable shape, but they're still just little pieces of metal, aren't they?
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 3:45 am
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You can get them for a couple of dollars less at Janet Davis Music Click Me I had a set and returned them, as they didn't fit my relatively small diameter fingers and they seemed to be a thinner material than the .025 National's that I use (they bent a lot easier).
The idea is good, but they just didn't fit my fingers the way they are advertised to fit. The price is way over what picks should cost(regardless of how they are made) and probably why they didn't sell any when they were at one of our club jams, except the ones I bought. |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 6:45 am
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| The price does seem out of touch with reality. I'm keeping my Dunlops and my money on this one. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 7:43 am
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They have a real good return policy. If you don't like them, they are very willing to give you your money back.
I tried a pair but just couldn't get them to feel comfortable. It could be because I've got some arthritis in my joints. I went back to my old Dunlops.
When I got my new John Hughey bar from BJS, Bill sent along a couple of the chrome picks he has for sale. He has them in any gauge you prefer. They suit my fancy just fine! |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 11:08 am
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| Dave Magram wrote: |
"At last, the clawhammer (banjo) picker can pick for hours or days without fear of broken or split fingernails..." |
I shudder at the thought! 
Actually, I've always wanted to try my hand at playing banjo with a clawhammer.  |
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Jim Eller
From:
Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 11:33 am
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b0b said, Actually, I've always wanted to try my hand at playing banjo with a clawhammer.
Good one b0b!!!
Does it have to be clawhammer style?? Will this technique work on a Mastertone, Deering and the rest? |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 11:48 am
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| I bought a Fender Stringmaster from a picker one time and it looked like it had been played with a clawhammer! |
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Gary Cosden
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 2:40 pm
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As far as size goes they do have a link that shows you how to determine which size to order. I wear size XL gloves so I thought large for sure but using their method I ordered medium and they fit perfectly with virtually no bending.
As far as gauge, my new set mics out @ .020". (I have never actually taken a micrometer to a dunlop or national pick)
They do not seem particularly easy to bend at all.
They are pricey for sure but they will take them back if you don't like them. I assume that I will get several years out of them which, to me at least, makes the price a lot less of an issue. I personally think that when you consider the costs of patents, tooling, and all the other start up costs and then sort out labor and other issues by the time you actually have a product to sell marketing it for anything remotely close to $.75 is a pipe dream. How many thousands of dunlops and nationals have been made over how many decades for each perfect touch pick? They don't seem that unreasonable to me but hey - thats just me. |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 3:07 pm Love them...
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Last edited by Dickie Whitley on 30 Aug 2013 7:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Chuck Thompson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 3:16 pm
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| Do they spring back into shape when they fly out on the dance floor and get stomped on? |
they dont fly off unto the dance floor! finally I dont have to use thumb tacks to keep them on!  Now that i think of it they certainly are more expensive than dunlops but hey, why arent we all playing carter starters instead of them expensive guitars? they're just metal and wood right?  but seriously, they really are comforatable on my fingers, I think the tone is great too. I personally like them ten times better than dunlaps nationals etc... they may not be for everyone but I likes em! |
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Michael Hardee
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 6:31 pm
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I'd never been real satisfied with the fit and feel of traditional fingerpicks, but I made do with Dunlops for many years for pedal steel. When I took up dobro last year, the very agressive picking required for bluegrass really made me search for better fitting picks. I tried the Perfect Touch picks and loved 'em! They don't have to be tight to work, no rosin needed, the harder you pick the more secure they are. No pain. I can pick all day long if I want. They may not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you really need them, $30 is cheap.
On a side note, I was fed up with having to wear plastic thumbpicks tight to prevent slipping. I tried the metal frame/plastic blade Propik thumbpick and eureka! problem solved ... your thumb doesn't sweat, and like the PT fingerpicks, the harder you pick the more secure the fit. Great for dobro where you really give your thumb a workout.
I had used the Tortis flatpicks for mandolin, loved them, and then decided to try one of the Tortis bladed thumbpicks Red Bear trading makes, using the metal Propik frame. Boy, that Tortis blade makes a dobro sing. Might be overkill for steel but I love it for dobro. So now I carry around $60 of picks just for dobro. I'd pay twice that for the comfort and tone I get. |
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