Re: Galalith poker chip pick
How refreshing to read someone calling this material by its proper name! (rather than referring to it as casein, the protein from which galalith is made is named). Some years ago I bought a 2mm sheet of galalith from this source https://www.galalith.store/shop . They are based in France, and shipping to Germany was more expensive than the material itself! For people outside Europe it's probably not a viable option. The sheet will likely last me the rest of my life. My favoured approach is to taper the business end from roughly 1mm at the tip to full thickness 6 or 7 mm into the pick, I don't bevel the sides, just round them off. Depending on the angle of attack, the pick produces anythig from a trebleless modern bluegrass sound to a more cutting "folky" tone, which I like as it gives more tonal options. With daily playing, the picks last about a year, then need replacement. One of the characteristics of galalith (at least the material I acquired) is that with wear, the edge becomes rougher and scratchy, and needs repolishing, so my pick tin includes a piece of 1000-grit emery paper for use as and when necessary.
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