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Topic: Cheap Brass Finger Picks |
Bill Howard
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Indiana, USA
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 8 Aug 2013 4:07 am |
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I have started using the Dunlops pictured. They are MUCH more comfortable than the Nationals I was using...
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Carl Kilmer
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Posted 8 Aug 2013 4:54 am
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I just ordered the 20 pack of these.
Will post a review when I get them.
Sure is a good price & free shipping.
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 8 Aug 2013 5:49 am
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If they're good, it sure is a good deal. Of course, unless I lose 'em, I use the same two picks for about 20 years! So I don't know what I'd do with the other 18! It'd be like paying $14.99 for two picks. So if you recommend them and want to part off the others, a few of us might be interested in taking 'em off your hands...
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2013 7:26 am
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| I use Dunlops but in a lighter gauge. |
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Glenn Uhler
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Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2013 6:27 pm Green fingers?
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Hope some of you like green fingers! On a hot, sweaty night, these picks could turn your fingertips green if you wear them for a long set. The zinc in the brass is pretty harmless, but you can end up being allergic to the copper.
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Carl Kilmer
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East Central, Illinois
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Posted 9 Aug 2013 4:58 am
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Glenn, the way to avoid that is to put nail polish on
the inside of the picks and put heat shrink tubing on
both sides so they're comfortable and won't slide off.
I've done this since the 70's and never had a ploblem.
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Glenn Uhler
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Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2013 7:02 pm More trouble!
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Thanks Carl, but that's more trouble than it's worth. I'll just keep on buying the nickel-silver ones.
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Carl Kilmer
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East Central, Illinois
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Posted 10 Aug 2013 11:23 am
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Well, I got my picks about an hour ago, and I agree with Scott.
I just shaped a pair and tryed them out without shrink tubing,
and I must say they're the most comforable picks I've ever used.
They feel so comfortable you can't hardly tell you got them on.
They're very smooth on the strings, and I like the sound better.
Now to practice a couple hours and see it they stay on good.
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Bill Howard
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2013 4:27 am Makes Snow difference
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It seems no matter what you post to try to help others someone always finds fault with the post.
Example...
Free Money..
Well I got some of this free money Bill... and it totally ruined my life, my wife left me along with the poodle and pit bull,I lost all of my hair and my private parts fell off.and it turned my fingers green. I just thought it was a good deal for guys that use BRASS Finger picks and BTW?? I played MANY a 6 set nights and never got green fingers from a brass pick maybe acidic type metabolisms only have this problem:). |
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David Graves
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2013 4:44 am
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I'm like you Bill. I have been using the brass picks since the music store was sold out of the regular ones many years ago. Best thing that could have happened. They are super comfortable, love the smoothness on the strings, better tone and I have never ever experienced any green tarnish with any of the 10 or 12 sets I've got scattered around my studio. Thank you for the link.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 Aug 2013 7:41 am Re: Makes Snow difference
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| Bill Howard wrote: |
It seems no matter what you post to try to help others someone always finds fault with the post.
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Not really, Bill, it's just that there's pluses and minuses that go with everything. Now, we that have been doing this all our lives know that, but the newbies may not, so a caveat here or there is nothing to get upset about. As for myself, I could care less what anyone else uses. I use what works for me. But...there are always some players that think that if they find something that's great, then everyone else should be on the same bandwagon, and that's just not the case.  |
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Bill Howard
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 10:38 am Thank you
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| David Graves wrote: |
| I'm like you Bill. I have been using the brass picks since the music store was sold out of the regular ones many years ago. Best thing that could have happened. They are super comfortable, love the smoothness on the strings, better tone and I have never ever experienced any green tarnish with any of the 10 or 12 sets I've got scattered around my studio. Thank you for the link. |
David sometimes I go for months and do not get on the forum simply because I get tired of every post being picked apart by someone who usually could use YEARS of practice and will probably never be good enough to play for anything other than Road Hog and the Cadillac Cowboys. I just saw a post in For Sale section a man selling a carter actually pretty cheap& because on guy didn't like the color he shot his mouth off about it.. I remember steel players back in the 70's and 80's being nice even the biggies and pro's. Usually a lot of these guys have gold plated everything I found some of the worst players have the BEST equipment go figure.
BUT thank you for the nice comment about my post it was intended to help someone. |
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Ron Kassof
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Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Leon Campbell
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 11:04 am
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I've been using brass finger picks for years and never had any green fingers, I sure like these picks
and they are very comfortable & a good bargain. Leon |
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Bill Ladd
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Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 11:51 am
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| Bill - Thanks for the heads up. I ordered a tube and I LOVE 'EM. Not sure it it's the heavier gauge or the brass, but they really feel and sound better than my plated Dunlops and Nationals. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 12:26 pm
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| Jim Cohen wrote: |
| If they're good, it sure is a good deal. Of course, unless I lose 'em, I use the same two picks for about 20 years! So I don't know what I'd do with the other 18! It'd be like paying $14.99 for two picks. So if you recommend them and want to part off the others, a few of us might be interested in taking 'em off your hands... |
Same here. Been using the same 2 Jeff Newman picks for at least 10 years.
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David Graves
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Indiana, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 3:25 pm
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I'm like you Bill. I wasn't wanting to ruffle anyone's feathers, I was just saying that I use only finger picks and have grown fond of the brass ones. I play banjo, lead, acoustic, dobro, mandolin and pedal steel All with finger picks. Once they made fun of me because when I switch from lead to piano I would even leave my finger picks on instead of take them off for just one song.. And they laughed and said " I've seen guys use finger picks but never on the piano!!!" But I like the brass ones for their "slightly" brighter tone. Especially on the acoustic in the studio. I've got some nice stainless picks I use on dobro for their stronger tone but I like my brass the best. And, I have never ever had green fingers. Something that surprised me is the huge difference in sound due to pick gauge. The thinner the brighter. I use .013 and .015 the most. Plus, they are easier on my hangnail prone fingers. What I do is take the new finger picks and put the finger tabs around a 5/8ths dobro bar. I press them around the bar really hard to take out the curve that cuts into my fingers. I keep many sets around all over the place because I never know when I'm gonna need them. And yes, I HAVE worn out the tips!! "And know you know the rest of the story... Good day"
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Jim Priebe
From:
Queensland, Australia - R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 5:37 pm
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Seems I'm like Jim & Richard. I started with 2 steel Dunlops 45 years ago and one night the Dobro player managed to knock them off my steel and put his heel on them while looking for them for me. I know resos were hard to amplify back then but I still claim frustration got the better of him. 
So I got two brass 225's and re-shaped them to suit my grip and have used the same two ever since and they always go into my pocket (especially when there are reso players around).
Re-shaping 20 finger picks to suit would be a full day's work for me - I'm pretty 'picky' about them. 
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