The BCs are the easiest pick to hold on to I've ever used, although it can get pretty slippery if it gets greasy. Soap and water takes care of the problem for me, too, but I haven't had to wash it...
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The BCs are the easiest pick to hold on to I've ever used, although it can get pretty slippery if it gets greasy. Soap and water takes care of the problem for me, too, but I haven't had to wash it...
I've ordered Wegens from them several times, all sizes. Got more on the way. I liked my white TF120s a lot. Now I'm liking the black TF100s as much if not more. Nice price... at least compared to...
An addend here: I think most importantly for me the discovery of the music of David Grisman, Tony Rice, Norman Blake and their range of associates in the latter '70s and early 80's determined the...
In 1964 I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and it all started. Then, also in '64, I saw the Beach Boys on Ed Sullivan and was stunned. I thought their harmonies were the most incredible thing I'd ever...
Nearest decent mandolin offerings I'm aware of are probably at least 5-6 hrs away in NC or Georgia.
Ivan -- Tuning & tunings (clawhammer) were among the the reasons I sold my three 5-string banjos. Not to worry, though, I still have tenor banjos (but I do occasionally get a craving for a 5th...
Here are several I think are sad:
Chet Atkins -- I Still Can't Say Goodbye
Reba McEntire -- The Greatest Man I Never Knew
Ralph McTell -- Streets of London
David Bromberg -- Mister Blue
Don...
My black Snark has worked just fine for me. Only issue was the rubber clamp pad wouldn't stay on so I glued a piece of soft leather to the inside surface of each clamp foot and that took care of of...
TAD60-1R. That's been my favorite BC so far, but I could do without the 1R next time (if there is a next time). Last fall I started developing a fondness for Wegen TF-120s and I'm liking them more...
I, too, used the Tortex picks for many years, but mostly for guitar. While I now mostly use BCs and Wegens, I do still use and like the yellow triangular Dunlop Ultex and Clayton Ultem picks quite a...
I'd say that's Cripple Creek.
I have some brown triangular Primetones. They are nice picks, smooth, fast, and have a nice bevel, but for me pick-click was too noticeable in the 1.5, though slightly reduced in the 1.4. I haven't...
The A style Gibsons from the teens I've owned were nice instruments with sweet, somewhat delicate tones and moderate volume. My 1922 A2 is a different story --it's powerful, happy being driven easy...
I don't generally like leaving picks in instrument cases, either and do always keep the altoid tin within reach, but as the two current favorite BCs go, I've been keeping them "attached" to the...
I, too, keep picks in Altoid tins, with one particular tin in which I keep some of my favorite alternate picks that I carry to playing events. But not the Blue Chips --they stay with the mandolin. ...
In regards to breaking strings, it happened pretty often in my early days of playing, but when I started putting effort into keeping all the string contact areas smooth & slick --tuner post holes,...
I rarely break strings --and can't remember the last time I broke one. I also tend to leave strings on for a fairly long time before I get around to changing them, and when I do decide to change...
I have a pretty large repertoire of fiddle tunes and a bookcase full of tunebooks, but years ago I started writing out my repertoire in ABC format and currently have at least a thousand or so ABC...
I can do it either way with a mandolin, but prefer sitting, especially when playing my heavy banjo (I have a bad back). Over the decades that I played dance/fiddle tunes the band always sat. I'm...
That's a nice large pot Tubaphone. If I didn't already have one (or two) I'd buy it.
Trying to find a BC pick I like for tenor banjo, but no luck yet. I'm thinking a custom order TAD30 or 35 might work better than the heavier ones. Usually use clayton ultems, but the BCs are much...
Edit:
Oops, sorry I just repeated something someone else already said.
While I thought I could hear a difference in the videos, just hearing something in a video via my computer is not nearly basis enough for me to seriously judge or purchase such instruments sight...
I've never personally seen an instrument with a virzi so maybe I'm fortunate it's not an issue for me. In the videos above, I thought the tone of the ones with the virzi had a bit more richness &...
I have a TAD60-1R that's my main mando pick, but I don't particularly like that one round corner on it. I do like the round corners on my TPR45, which I also use fairly often and also use it for...