I would guess a Red Bear brand pick. It is possible that it is natural Tortoise but not likely. R/
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Agree. Looks like a Red Bear.
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Definitely. Red Bear Large Triangle Extra-Heavy. (Pre-logo)
Yes, but is it a dog-person, decaffeinated, gluten-free, Westminster Catechism Red Bear Large Triangle Extra-Heavy, or a cat-person, regular, contains wheat and soy, Missouri Synod of 1853 Red Bear Large Triangle Extra-Heavy?
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Red Bear picks were available through Elderly?
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Yes. But they were originally called "Tor-Tis". Or, rather, "New Tor-Tis".
This differentiated them from the old Tor-Tis, which was nothing more than cut up Greven pickguards. I think the company started the RedBear name to make a clean delineation between those and the new milk-protein based organic picks.
Do you know how many cows had to be milked to make those picks?
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I think Barry hit the nail on the head, it is a Red Bear pick and was bought from Elderly or First Quality Music Supply, both which I have been dealing with over the years. I send the pick image to Red Bear and they also confirmed that it is one of their first picks made (perhaps 15 years ago). I have only been playing mandolin for 17 years so this makes sense. I looked a little deeper into my music box and found the original packaging which also confirms the New Tortis name and Red Bear web site address. I took another picture of all these and will be trying to sell this if anybody is interested. Nice piece of history.
I just needed to update this thread with some new info, it looks like I bought two red bear picks years ago and had another little plastic bag with the label, "Gypsy Jazzer" which would be the pick originally shown. I also found the "Tri-Tip Medium" which I'll try to use once again for mandolin playing. Anyone looking for a Gypsy Jazzer pick, let me know.
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