Rainieri style plectrum picks [Archive]

Richard Sanabia

Jun-28-2009, 7:15pm

G'day friends. Awhile back there was a discussion about the slender "football" shaped Rainieri picks. I passed a picture and other information I could find to Vinni at "V-picks", and he is making them now. He sent me one and it is a really cool plectrum to use. I have a little bowl back, and the sweet tremolo and gentle nuance makes playing it a new experience. I had made a couple from old pick guard material, and was becoming very pleased with the shape, and now with Vinni's pick material I can't put my mandolin down. Now I can't wait until my "new" (restored) old bowl back from Jake arrives. My present bowl back needs to hang on the wall...My pick is a 1.5mm. I think he is going to offer a 2 & 3mm size also.

Vinni Smith

Jun-30-2009, 2:55am

G'day friends. Awhile back there was a discussion about the slender "football" shaped Rainieri picks. I passed a picture and other information I could find to Vinni at "V-picks", and he is making them now. He sent me one and it is a really cool plectrum to use. I have a little bowl back, and the sweet tremolo and gentle nuance makes playing it a new experience. I had made a couple from old pick guard material, and was becoming very pleased with the shape, and now with Vinni's pick material I can't put my mandolin down. Now I can't wait until my "new" (restored) old bowl back from Jake arrives. My present bowl back needs to hang on the wall...My pick is a 1.5mm. I think he is going to offer a 2 & 3mm size also.

Thanks so much for the idea, my friend. Those are fun to make.

The material available is 1.0mm 1.5mm and 2.75mm

Vinni

Jim Garber

Jun-30-2009, 9:38am

Are these the ones termed "Mandolin Classical" on this page (http://v-picks.com/picks)?

I have a few of these Roman-style picks. The one I use is around .80mm so I will order the thinnest you make (1mm). I am not so sure that the thickest ones work for this technique, but I am no real expert. The main thing with these is how the manner that the bevel and the points are created.

Do you make these in the glow in the dark version? -- I tend to play in dark rooms :)

Vinni Smith

Jun-30-2009, 9:50am

Are these the ones termed "Mandolin Classical" on this page (http://v-picks.com/picks)?

I have a few of these Roman-style picks. The one I use is around .80mm so I will order the thinnest you make (1mm). I am not so sure that the thickest ones work for this technique, but I am no real expert. The main thing with these is how the manner that the bevel and the points are created.

Do you make these in the glow in the dark version? -- I tend to play in dark rooms :)

Yes, those are the ones.

No Glow in the Dark ones available....

Vinni

Jim Garber

Jul-06-2009, 8:07pm

I received the pick from Vinnie today. It actually is quite nice tho about 1mm smaller in size all around than my Euro-made Roman plectra. The sound is also quite nice. I may order a thicker one (1.5mm) and wonder if it could be made with a more-pronounced bevel. In other words, that it thins more gradually from the center to the edges?