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A. B. Traynor
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4th Street& Royal ave New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 17 Jul 2010 3:50 pm |
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| I am in a pinch as the part of my metal fingerpick that wraps around my fingwer has broken from metal fatigue. The brand is "Pro-pik Reso" Could someone tell me a quick fix to repair--- maybey epoxy? or something else that will adhere and still remain malleable enough to bend around the contour of my finger? This is just to get me through until I can buy a new one. It seems like you can go into any music store and buy a terrible fingerpick, and the good fingerpicks seem to be few and far between> Thank you in advance!!!! |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 17 Jul 2010 5:06 pm
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Try duct taping the pick to your finger.
This will force or at least remind you to practice! 
Clete |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 17 Jul 2010 5:16 pm
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| JB Weld might work. After it sets up, you would probably have to sand it down. |
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A. B. Traynor
From:
4th Street& Royal ave New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 17 Jul 2010 8:13 pm
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Thank you.  |
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Larry Baker
From:
Columbia, Mo. U.S.A.
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Posted 18 Jul 2010 12:46 pm
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This is the same picks that I use. I don't know where I got them, but you can get them from
Guptill Music. You can google them and get their site. As for a fix, very doubtful. Larry B.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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A. B. Traynor
From:
4th Street& Royal ave New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 18 Jul 2010 3:23 pm
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| No, I don't keep spares. I probably should, though, just in case. I always was very careful to store my fingerpicks in a small medicine bottle, as to keep them protected. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 18 Jul 2010 4:36 pm
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I bought an inexpensive tool bag from Harbor Freight Salvage for about $8. In it, I have an extra volume pedal, extra picks, extra bar, extra cords, extra tuner, extra tuning wrench, etc.
It stays in my truck. I don't bring it in the house. When I get to a job, it goes in with me, just in case. |
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2010 9:04 pm Help! i'm in a pinch
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| Always keep at least one extra set or more picks on hand all the time. With you all the time. Make sure they are well fitted to your fingers. There is nothing colder than to drop a pick on stage and have someone step on it while helping you look for it. There is a lot of work in fitting a set so its best to do them when you don't need them right now. I even have to cut a little off the ears so they will fit tight on my index finger. HAPPY PICKING |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 19 Jul 2010 1:08 am
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| There is nothing colder than to drop a pick on stage and have someone step on it while helping you look for it. |
Except to have it fly onto the dance floor and have dancers kick you in the head while you search aimlessly for your pick.
Seriously, the picks you mention are available at many online stores and local music stores. Not really worth the effort to fix, if they can be at all.
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Stuart Legg
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Posted 19 Jul 2010 3:28 pm
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