Quills & Plectra

[Alex Timmerman]

Hello John,

I have placed the making of the Ranieri plectrum in the Ranieri Topic. For a fast link just click right here.


Cheers,

Alex

[billkilpatrick]

had to cut some good sized branches off a dying cherry tree and thought i'd have a go at one of alex's picks. all in all it's a surprising alternative to horn. much stiffer, a bit like playing music with an ice cream stick ... tremolo appears to be out of the question but who knows ....

[Margriet]

I have placed the making of the Ranieri plectrum in the Ranieri Topic. For a fast link just click right here.

Lately I notice interest for plectra, so I would like to remind this thread from 7 years ago.

It is only a pity, that this link does not work anymore, that this information, the Ranieri topic disappeared from the forum. (ah, the "good" old years....)

Margriet

[Schlegel]

Margriet, perhaps it is this thread?

[bratsche]

Haha, Schlegel and Margriet - that thread was also from 7 years back, when I now see that I was still quite the Roman plectrum skeptic (try saying "Roman plectrum skeptic" ten times very fast!) How times change, indeed!

bratsche

[Margriet]

Margriet, perhaps it is this thread?

Schlegel,
maybe, yes.... I don't know if this is the thread, as the link didn't work , so I don't know what I am missing. But I did not see this link before, so maybe, yes. Thanks a lot!
With me some links don't work, they say:

Forbidden Sorry, this area is not available for directory browsing.

Maybe because I am rather new on the forum ?

I could go to the thread " Ranieri--The Art of the Mandoline", by the link you gave. In that thread Alex linked again, where I get the same message. Please do you want a try with your magic again ? Or Scott ?
it is 13 July 2004

About how to hold and play with the Ranieri Plectrum can be found here in the "Right-hand / letting the top ring freely" Topic.

Bratsche: yes, funny. People can change opinion. But I think there is much good information in those threads, that still is valuable. We will not need to re- start from the beginning and repeat the same questions and answers. It would be great if we all can reach those old threads and just go on with sharing information and experience.
It is not always easy to search on the forum.

Margriet

[Schlegel]

Success! Here is the thread on technique. The first thread I found shows the instructions for manufacture of the plectrum.

I believe the old links were broken in the move of the website, it is not anything particular to you, Margriet. But if you search on Google rather than using the Cafe search box, much that was hidden can be found.

[Margriet]

WAW !!!

Thanks!!

I thought there were gone and I think Alex as well was thinking this.

To keep these threads here on the forum, maybe it helps if we react on the thread itself ? We are gonna save them, yeah !

Margriet