Pick choices

[Jonathan Peck]

I've been playing on an F style with medium gauge strings. Right now, I'm playing with a Red Bear Tortis medium B style pick. I find that the Tortis tends to be very rigid (which I like) and actually more rigid than the Wegen 1.4mm or Pro Plec 1.4mm picks that I've also used.

Are these pics to rigid to play on a mandolin with light gauge strings?

[JeffD]

I use my Tortis C heavy on everything. I also use the Wegen TF 140.

On my bowlbacks, which all have the lightest strings I can get, the Tortis does an amazing job.

[Bob A]

Seems to me that pick shape is easily as important as pick material. I find the old Dawg roundish picks just the thing for an F5, but I need pointier stuff for bowlbacks; even a Fender guitar pick is better.

I bought a few Wegens from the classifieds a year ago - no idea of the model - works great on a Calace bowlback. (I think it's got a "speed bevel". I like beveled picks on my F4 as well).

[Rick Schmidlin]

I am trying a Gibson heavey for my Complete Madolinist book by mm, but I still perfer a rounded custom pick I got from Greg Boyd.

[Jonathan Peck]

Oh man, I just looked at my Red Bear pick and it's a heavy, not a medium. What a dope I am. Thinking it was a medium, I ordered a Med in the classic style. I think I just had a senior moment, but i'd like to try a medium so i guess i made a good mistake. My new to me L&H style B is arriving in a few days and the calace strings are already here waiting

[mandolooter]

[QUOTE]My new to me L&H style B is arriving in a few days

Wow, lucky you! I've been lusting over those for years and still haven't seen one up close and in person. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif