Wow...
three months since my last post here. Just had to jump in again to say the Roman plectrum rules!
I definitely understand why so many classical players exclusively use this "funny" shape. After more than a decade of experimentation, and settling for most of that time on various large triangles as my favorites, I have found that this elongated Roman pick leaves the triangles in the dust for me, literally, in every aspect: tone control, articulateness, expression, clarity, volume, accuracy of intricate passagework - You name it. I tried going back to the triangle for several days, and was just getting used to it again... then I picked up the Roman one, and it blew everything I had just done right out of the water. It was like coming home again!
I am so impressed! I wish I had tried this many years earlier. Live and learn, they say.
bratsche
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