Ed Durbrow wrote:
Crawford Young uses a guitar string as a plectrum.
Any more details on this?
Stuart
He tells how to
use an eagle feather by stripping off the feather part. That is,
using the thinner end of the feather (sic). That part being round and
has the advantage of being flexible in any direction.
On Jun 6, 2008, at 3:57 AM, LGS-Europe wrote:
How do people make their (medieval) plectra? I have chopped up and
sanded down some turkey feathers, different techniques, different
thickness/stiffnes, but I'm only half convinced of the sound.
Advice much appreciated.
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
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http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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