Spotted owl feathers make superior plectra (rhinoceros horn is an fine substitute though), particularly when applied to a lute with an ivory bowl and strung with Bengal Tiger gut.
-----Original Message----- From: Edward Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 4:56 PM To: Garry Bryan; 'Howard Posner' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: eagle feathers I prefer whooping crane feathers. At 05:28 PM 11/11/2004 -0500, Garry Bryan wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: Howard Posner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 5:22 PM >To: lute list >Subject: Re: eagle feathers > >Eugene C. Braig IV wrote: > > > I don't > > believe the endangered species act to be Draconian. > > > > Can we get back to plectra and lutes now? > >Sure. Does anyone have an opinion about whether spotted owl feathers make >good plectra? > > > >Spotted owl feathers are good, but for really good plectra, nothing beats >the California Condor >:) > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
