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Location: NJ | Al has nothing to do since he lost that Samsonite contract! :) |
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Location: The Florida Keys | No, I'm very interested in all comments and am
interested in using you for some more tests,
if you don't mind?
I have a delicate touch myself,
so I need someone who can give them a proper bashing.
I really do think that they should probably be
sold with warning labels on the rather delicate
version that I sent you.
I think that people who have bought them tend to
be more concerned with grinding them away, since
they've just made a noticable investment.
When they're free, people always appreciate them less, which is why I told you that I rarely give them away anymore.
I'm gonna send you some new strings with these picks, if you'd be so kind as to incorporate them into the next test.
It will also serve as a testimonial for http://webstrings.com
where I got them for $2.35 |
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Location: The Florida Keys | You know,
in addition to truss rod covers.
I think an important transplant for LV
might be the Bridge of the guitar?
Sound comes out the hole because it has
been transmitted through the saddle and bridge.
Why rely on plastic when we can use something
that 70% of it's weight comes from a natural oil
that's embedded in it's cellular structure?
Sound travels great through liquid..
so if anyone wants to send me a saddle,
I'll try and reproduce it and we can have some more experiments?
I'll carve all saddles with the grain running 'side to side', of course,
so it has a clean run to the soundboard of your guitar.
I figure to charge about $5 for LV saddles,
varying prices for further bridge work.
This bridge project relates more to acoustic,
than to solid body electric. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Good thinking
And it seems that even Al, the godfather, has noticed some difference between wood and plastic when it comes to picks. We got it all backwards, guitars should be plastic, picks should be wood, any disagreement here??
Bailey |
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Location: The Florida Keys | That is o logic thaat cannot be disputed!
I've been working on designing a pouch for the picks.
It will make them a little less easy to lose and
add a new layer of luxury.
I'm having custom fitted deerskin pouches
manufactured for the picks.
Along with our Standar pick,
I've designed a new style that I'm calling
'The Clamshell'
This pick has 3 'points', all with different angles.
It looks like Alien technology!
I'm going to need help keeping up with the demand during the holidays.
I'm preparing wholesale packages that might help
everyone harvest a bellyload of cash from Santa this year.
Partially finished picks, paired with a custom fitted,
super soft lamskin pouch, will be available
very cheap, if you want to do some finish sanding.. |
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Location: The Florida Keys | Al,
You should be receiving the clamshell pick soon.
My goal with this pick, is to offer 3 different points.
The narrow one at the bottom might be for jazz, or metal. The one at the top might be for rock or folk and on the right side is the sweeping surf pick.
©MMIII RA Denney
One factor involved with this design is the grip.
It will feel unusual at first.. but I'm hoping that
the way the tip glides through the strings and the
nice sounds they are producing will overcome the 'alien' grip dimensions.
This pick encourages a 'tripod' grip,
where the thumb is centered between 2 opposing fingers,
instead of the pick being squeezed between the thumb and a single finger.
I hope this will add precision and control,
once the player has become accustomed to it.
Standard picks are still available for those who prefer them.
The pouches will be sewn shut except for the
'surf corner', where the pick can slip into the case.
This is a prototype that I made out of felt.
I'm having the pouches manufactured from deerskin.
I've got the choice of these colors:
acorn, smoke, tan, coffee, black, dark chocolate
One nice feature.. it's all made in America. |
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Location: NJ | I got the picks. I have not had a chance to try them. I will not post comments on the board since you seem to take them as an attack. |
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Location: The Florida Keys | I'm sorry you feel like that Alpep.
If I take your observations as critisizm, it's because it's the only critisizm I've had about the picks.
I naturally respond to what I hear and strive to make my picks better.
I'll go elsewhere.
Sorry for bothering you.
regards,
RA |
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Location: NJ | so be it |
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