Re: Backup mandolin pick for when I eventually lose my tortoise p
Originally Posted by
Bob A
0.95"=24mm
Picky, I suppose.
To be clear, the OP caught his error and posted a correction, an hour and a half before your post. I don't understand your purpose there.
It's a good thing I'm not picky.
ANYWAY ...
A few years back, when this town had a luthier, I hung out with him a good bit, just because. He was good company, knowledgeable about instruments and his craft, and had a seemingly endless supply of entertaining stories.
One day he presented me with a pick he had fashioned from a tortoise shell he had found beachcombing. No animal cruelty was involved, as it seemed an easy assumption it had died of natural causes. It was indeed a marvelous tool, just the right thickness and flexibility. I did cherish it. Indeed, it was stuck in the strings of my late lamented F-12 when it was stolen. So not only did I lose the instrument that had been my companion for nigh unto 30 years, I lost that fine pick as well.
I've been using a Dunlop 1.5mm with some texture on the grip for something like five years. I'm not saying it's of comparable quality, but it works just fine for me. I've recently been gifted a Primetone, and also one of my recent instrument purchases came with a Golden Gate pick, among others. But I just keep at it with the Dunlop.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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