Re: Outrageous Price of Picks
Originally Posted by
300win
... I had always though that turtle was king ...
Originally Posted by
danb
... I'm looking forward to a material with the right type of slipperyness that can out-tortoise tortoiseshell too ...
I'll tell you, one of the side-effects of having my mandolin stolen was that stuck in the strings was a homemade tortoiseshell pick made by my local luthier from a shell he had found washed up on the beach. He was selling them for $25 but he gave me that, just 'cause I'm such a nice guy - I mean, 'cause he's such a nice guy - OK, both, whatever. The point is, it was really nice - had the stiffness I like while being a bit thinner than a Dunlop of comparable stiffness. Would I have shelled out $25 for it? Probably not. But it was nice to have, and had quickly become my #1 pick.
Originally Posted by
CES
Man, between the mando-smashing and the flying picks, I gotta see one of your shows!! ...
Edit: Sorry, JB, didn't realize you beat me to this punch...should have read on before typing...
'S'alright, great minds think alike. Tell ya what, next time I'm heading north I'll swing by and we can go up to NJ and see what all the fracas is about. At the very least, I can about guarantee that quaffing a few with Tim will be a very entertaining and enjoyable experience!
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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