Sorry everyone it took so long to post this update. We are still on schedule to start shipping around the 11th. It should only take a few days to catch up all the orders so we are still on schedule to have the punches to you by Christmas. Keep in mind international orders will be very close if you are ordering for Christmas depending on where you are located and how fast your customs processes orders. We have found Canada and Peru is currently running slow. If you have any questions email me at von@pickpunch.com

Hello everyone!

I will be updating our BACKORDER/VOUCHER status here. Currently at 12:30pm Eastern Standard Time November 18th 2010, we are expecting our punches to be completed around December 11th. It might be a couple days earlier but possibly a couple days later as well. I can’t guarantee anything until I have them in my hands. We will begin shipping punches immediately after they arrive IN THE ORDER THEY WERE PURCHASED. All backorder/voucher purchases will be filled first in the order we have received them. If you are waiting I would reconsider possibly ordering now and getting higher on our shipping list. It will take a couple days to get everything caught up in our shipping department so if you wait your order ship time will be pushed back some as well.

I WILL UPDATE THIS BLOG EVERY COUPLE DAYS UNTIL THEY ARRIVE

Thanks everyone for your understanding.
Von
Owner/Inventor Pick Punch
von@pickpunch.com

Wow what a first year. Thank you everyone for a great first year. We have received great feedback from our customers and things are progressing very well here at Pick Punch. If you have any questions regarding your order email me at von@pickpunch.com and I will take care of it personally. Thanks everyone!
Von

IF YOU ARE ORDERING FOR THE HOLIDAYS….I WILL SHIP OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. THE USPS IS MOVING QUITE WELL RIGHT NOW BUT I WILL HAVE IT IN THE MAIL QUICKLY JUST IN CASE.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
VON

The following pictures show materials that we sell on our website. Nylon picks produce a great mellow warm sound good for easy strumming or softer picking styles. Acetal is a more versatile material with a brighter sound and will work great with both strumming and picking styles. Polycarbonate material has a very bright tone and is stiffer for very fast picking styles. All these materials can be used for pretty much all styles of playing such as polycarbonate can be used for strumming but you have to vary your technique slightly and nylon can be used for picking styles but the softer material produces a little bit less precision when alternate picking scales and stuff. So keep that in mind that you can pretty much use any material for any style of picking to a certain level of satisfaction. They all have their advantages and disadvantages with different levels of (tone, flexibility, precision, and durability)

natural color nylon sheeting from Pick Punch

natural color acetal sheeting from Pick Punch

black nylon sheeting from Pick Punch

black acetal sheeting from Pick Punch

Next three pictures show what kind of results you can get with custom made stamps printed using StazOn inks. I paid $4.50 for each of the stamps we used and shipping was free. For our first attempt at this I belive it worked out very well. I would suggest that you look closely at these examples so when you have your own stamps made you will make better choices as far as the image. I think simple logos and designs work better. Stay away from straight horizontal and vertical lines so improperly placed images will not appear crooked. The images stay very well even when played. I belive they stick better than most of the store bought picks I have purchases.

See our how to section on our website at www.pickpunch.com for more information on these.

A video we just published on Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WamnAKzE9Fk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]

See a complete description of these in our HOW TO section on our website.

Here are some stamped picks I made. I have played with these and show no wear after a few days playing. The one pick on the right was not stampled completely due to the rounded edges on the 2.0mm thick pick. I used StazOn stamping ink designed for plastics and a regular stamp. I really like these picks. The only surface prep I did was a quick light sanding with super fine sandpaper just in case but not sure if it is even necessary with this ink.

I added a second color to one of the picks and it worked out nicely. I guess I could have spent a little more time on this looking close up at it..LOL