Gorilla Snot - Really!!

[John Holbrook]

My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.

(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)

John Holbrook

[Ken Cashion]

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 13:44:02 -0500, "John Holbrook"

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

John, the stuff is cheap. I go to any office supply store and
buy it -- Wal-Mart might even have it . What I have now is mfgr'd by
"Ross"...odorless, greaseless, stainless, and non-toxic...with it
being that safe, I wonder how it can work.
It is a larger container than you would want but I just dig it
out and swipe it into a smaller container. I use a table knife.
It is called "Fingertip Moistener" and it is to make it easier
to shuffle papers. All we Feds know about this stuff.
And all we dart players know about "Dart Wax." This is a
little disc of red bee's wax stuff about 1/4" thick and 1" in
diameter.
This just lays around in our dart cases and when hands get dry
and slippery, we just handle that little disc and we get our grip
back. (Usually though, we are handling more drinks than darts so our
problem is with wet and sweaty hands...in that case, we visit the pool
table for some talc.)
But mostly, we Feds know how to have sticky fingers.

Ken, exFed

[John Holbrook]

Ken,

Sure it's cheap, but so am I..........

Post by Ken Cashion
John, the stuff is cheap. I go to any office supply store and
buy it -- Wal-Mart might even have it . What I have now is mfgr'd by
"Ross"...odorless, greaseless, stainless, and non-toxic...with it
being that safe, I wonder how it can work.
It is a larger container than you would want but I just dig it
out and swipe it into a smaller container. I use a table knife.
It is called "Fingertip Moistener" and it is to make it easier
to shuffle papers. All we Feds know about this stuff.
And all we dart players know about "Dart Wax." This is a
little disc of red bee's wax stuff about 1/4" thick and 1" in
diameter.
This just lays around in our dart cases and when hands get dry
and slippery, we just handle that little disc and we get our grip
back. (Usually though, we are handling more drinks than darts so our
problem is with wet and sweaty hands...in that case, we visit the pool
table for some talc.)
But mostly, we Feds know how to have sticky fingers.
Ken, exFed

[Mike brown]

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

Oh yes we do.

I coat the inside of my finger and thumb picks with contact adhesive, and
let it dry completely, so that it forms a rubber like coating.

Stops the damn things moving about.

MJRB

[Ken Cashion]

Post by Mike brown

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

Oh yes we do.
I coat the inside of my finger and thumb picks with contact adhesive, and
let it dry completely, so that it forms a rubber like coating.
Stops the damn things moving about.
MJRB

And if you are real cheap, two Fender thins stuck together
equals one Fender heavy.
I have started making my own picks and they are easier to hold
and control.
After experimenting with flat picks for a while, I found that
we move those dudes around in our fingers a lot more than we might
first think. I got one pick so that once you got it between the 1st
finger and thumb, it didn't move at all...this was horrible!
Picks are funny things when you think about them seriously.

Ken

[Mike brown]

Post by Ken Cashion
MJRB
And if you are real cheap, two Fender thins stuck together
equals one Fender heavy.
I have started making my own picks and they are easier to hold
and control.
After experimenting with flat picks for a while, I found that
we move those dudes around in our fingers a lot more than we might
first think. I got one pick so that once you got it between the 1st
finger and thumb, it didn't move at all...this was horrible!
Picks are funny things when you think about them seriously.
Ken

I try not to think about anything very seriously.

#8^)

MJRB

[Ken Cashion]

Post by Mike brown

Post by Ken Cashion
MJRB
And if you are real cheap, two Fender thins stuck together
equals one Fender heavy.
I have started making my own picks and they are easier to hold
and control.
After experimenting with flat picks for a while, I found that
we move those dudes around in our fingers a lot more than we might
first think. I got one pick so that once you got it between the 1st
finger and thumb, it didn't move at all...this was horrible!
Picks are funny things when you think about them seriously.
Ken

I try not to think about anything very seriously.
#8^)
MJRB

That's funny.

Ken

[Sam Benson]

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)

<snip>

Post by John Holbrook
John Holbrook

I guess I'm cheaper than that...I use a wee bitty drill bit and put
six/eight holes in the pick. The thumb to finger contact through the holes
does just fine...$0.02 worth...

Sam Benson

[David Hajicek]

Post by Sam Benson

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)

<snip>

Post by John Holbrook
John Holbrook

I guess I'm cheaper than that...I use a wee bitty drill bit and put
six/eight holes in the pick. The thumb to finger contact through the holes
does just fine...$0.02 worth...
Sam Benson

Quick! Patent it. Good suggestion.

Dave

[Tom Reese]

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Post by David Hajicek

Post by Sam Benson

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)

<snip>

Post by John Holbrook
John Holbrook

I guess I'm cheaper than that...I use a wee bitty drill bit and put
six/eight holes in the pick. The thumb to finger contact through the holes
does just fine...$0.02 worth...
Sam Benson

Quick! Patent it. Good suggestion.

too late:

http://elderly.com/accessories/items/WP-TF140-WHT.htm

I refuse to pay that much for a pick but someone else may see them
differently.

Tom Reese

[Sam Benson]

"David Hajicek" wrote in message

"Sam Benson" wrote in message

Post by Sam Benson

Post by John Holbrook

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.

(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)

<snip>

Post by John Holbrook
John Holbrook

I guess I'm cheaper than that...I use a wee bitty drill bit and put
six/eight holes in the pick. The thumb to finger contact through the holes
does just fine...$0.02 worth...
Sam Benson

Quick! Patent it. Good suggestion.
Dave

Naw, saw it first with some Pick Boy picks, and the Pick Boy raised dots as
well. I just like the speed and brightness of a smooth Fender medium or
heavy, or Tortex in whatever thickness is called for at the moment. A few
holes, they stay right where I want 'em. Sometimes I use the old Herco thumb
pick/pick. The one sitting in front of me has four holes already drilled,
ready to go !
I'm mostly a fingerpicker myself, but when the song calls for it, whatever
it takes...Just got tired of bending over looking for one, or getting
another off a stand ( always have a few around ) after that l'il sucker got
airborne, again. A few little holes does the trick for me...of ymmv.

Sam Benson

[Tom Reese]

"John Holbrook" got tired of dropping picks into his soundhole and asked for

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.

I can't help you with the Gorilla Snot but it helps to know I'm not the only
flatpicker who has trouble with pick grip.

Tom (Slippery Finger) Reese

[MikeK]

Post by Tom Reese
"John Holbrook" got tired of dropping picks into his soundhole and

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the
jar. Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff,
either by heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like
turpentine) to soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works
great to prevent your

pick

Post by John Holbrook
from slipping out of position.

I can't help you with the Gorilla Snot but it helps to know I'm not
the only flatpicker who has trouble with pick grip.
Tom (Slippery Finger) Reese

I usually use the Dunlop picks (black through gray shades) that have a
texture in the grip area. A few days ago I saw they have some colored
picks that seem to have a skidproof finish (not textured enough to call
"textured"), so I picked up (hahaha) a couple to try out.

[Chris Mullin]

Post by Tom Reese
"John Holbrook" got tired of dropping picks into his soundhole and

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the
jar. Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff,
either by heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like
turpentine) to soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works
great to prevent your

pick

Post by John Holbrook
from slipping out of position.

DANG !!! How do ya hold the gorilla down??? I don't blame you for wanting to
reconstitute the stuff, it must be a 'bear' to collect the stuff... Yuck

Chris

[David Hajicek]

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

What's wrong with "Holbrook Snot", that has to be sticky enough? ;>)

Dave

[mikeC]

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
John Holbrook

John, the stuff smells more like pine than turpentine, because I think
that's what it really is - some sort of softened pine pitch. But
turpentine or mineral spirits should cut it... because turpentine
is(Was?) somehow a pine product. I just dig deeper into the jar, get
past the dried layer. (The dry crud can be kneaded and softened up as
"needed"...sorry) I actually don't use a pick, the stuff gives a slight
tacky feeling when fingerpicking that I like. Not alot different than
violin rosin.
Mike

[John Youngblood]

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

I got into that stuff a year ago and I am a devotee now. I can play
without it but it definitely improves the grip tension ratio and allows
you to play without having to really pinch on the pick. Another poster
suggested it was cheap-I don't think so at about $5 for a very small
jar.
Alternatives do exist which work the same- Elderly has one for about
half the price. Someone gave me a golf accessory package that had a
large jar of what appears to be the same material but used for golf
grips (and it works great for that too), its enough to be probably a
lifetime supply.
The answer to your question is distilled acohol, or at least that's
what I use. A few drops left in the jar for a couple of days softens up
my collection of jars just fine (I keep small jars in different cases
so I won't be stuck without).
I really don't understand why its not used more widely. But then
hardly anybody gives much attention to holding the grip right in the
first place, so whatever...

John Youngblood

[Ken Cashion]

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:24:23 -0800, John Youngblood
<***@nospamcomcast.net> wrote:

<some snippage>

Post by John Youngblood

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

I got into that stuff a year ago and I am a devotee now. I can play
without it but it definitely improves the grip tension ratio and allows
you to play without having to really pinch on the pick. Another poster
suggested it was cheap-I don't think so at about $5 for a very small
jar.

John, what I said was cheap was the alternative, not the G.S.
-- "the stuff is cheap. I go to any office supply store and
buy it -- Wal-Mart might even have it . What I have now is mfgr'd by
"Ross"...It is called "Fingertip Moistener" and it is to make it
easier to shuffle papers."

Post by John Youngblood
(I keep small jars in different cases
so I won't be stuck without).

Is it possible to have a pun that is an oxymoron? :o)

Ken

[John Youngblood]

Post by Ken Cashion
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:24:23 -0800, John Youngblood
<some snippage>

Post by John Youngblood

Post by John Holbrook
My little jar of Gorilla Snot has dried up around the edges of the jar.
Does anyone know if there's a way to reconstitute this stuff, either by
heating it or by adding a little solvent (it smells like turpentine) to
soften up the dried up portion? This stuff works great to prevent your pick
from slipping out of position.
(Yeah, I know, you fingerpickers don't have this problem, gloat, gloat!)
John Holbrook

I got into that stuff a year ago and I am a devotee now. I can play
without it but it definitely improves the grip tension ratio and allows
you to play without having to really pinch on the pick. Another poster
suggested it was cheap-I don't think so at about $5 for a very small
jar.

John, what I said was cheap was the alternative, not the G.S.
-- "the stuff is cheap. I go to any office supply store and
buy it -- Wal-Mart might even have it . What I have now is mfgr'd by
"Ross"...It is called "Fingertip Moistener" and it is to make it
easier to shuffle papers."

Post by John Youngblood
(I keep small jars in different cases
so I won't be stuck without).

Is it possible to have a pun that is an oxymoron? :o)
Ken

I think I qualify in both cases, if I understand you incorrectly...

I know the stuff you mean. You are likewise a user. Its good to have
company.

JY