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    Any body use fred kelly picks?

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    For a long time, I used Fred Kelly polycarbonate baby picks. I had a white one that I bought from a strolling pick vendor at a bluegrass festival, and used it so long that the end lost it's point.

    But everything I hold in or wear on my hand starts to feel wrong after a while. I've switched to Dunlop Primetones of various sorts, for the moment anyway.

    D.H.

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    Thanks for the input. Just trying something new. I've had problems using the traditional type picks. I'll try the Dunlop primetones! Thanks!

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    D.H., would you recommend the semi round or sculpted plectra in the Dunlop?
    Last edited by Claj123; Jul-25-2021 at 5:29pm. Reason: Typo

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    I'll put some links in to Elderly's listing, so you can see them.

    At the moment, I'm using this kind a lot: https://www.elderly.com/collections/...tone-pick-pack

    Or sometimes, this type feels better: https://www.elderly.com/collections/...ctra-pk514-150

    Both kinds have textured grip surfaces, a feature that I like. The rounded corners on the second type seem, to me at least, to make tremolo easier. Why such different types should both be called Primetone is a mystery to me.

    D.H.

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    I'll check it out DH, thanks!

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    Here's a thread I recently started in the equipment section on picks: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...and-pick-noise. There's an interesting video in there comparing popular mandolin picks across a range of prices.

    TL;DR: I'm enjoying the Dunlop 513P1.4 picks quite alot.
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