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"The plectra for the Japanese biwa and shamisen can be quite large, and those used for the Arabic oud are longer and narrower, replacing the formerly used eagle feather." Wikipedia

Picks / Plectra should henceforth be replaced by eagle feathers - sooo much more poetic!

*runs away cackling maniacally*

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  On 22/08/2018 at 09:12, Rich said:

So a violinist is really a violin player, a flautist is a flute player? A drummer is a drum player? A vocalist is a git voice user? etc etc etc. :lol: 

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Well it's definitely not a drummist is it?😊

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And another thing

The arm on a 6 string is not a Tremolo. It's a Vibrato.  Tremolo changes  volume and Vibrato changes pitch, therefore the string wobbling arm on a 6 string electric cannot be a Tremolo arm. Ever. No dispute.

Phew etc  :i-m_so_happy:

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PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK

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  On 22/08/2018 at 14:09, Grassie said:

PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK

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Are you sure now?

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  On 22/08/2018 at 14:09, Grassie said:

PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK

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Do we have to pick select one of these?

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  On 21/08/2018 at 21:52, Les said:

This

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Yep. Plectrum for the 50+ years I have been playing guitar and bass. Pick is yet another Americanism being absorbed into the musicians vocabulary, like "Kick" instead of bass drum. I have never kicked a bass drum, not intentionally anyway. And why do they call a drum stool a "Throne"? Those crazy Yanks.

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  On 23/08/2018 at 10:40, mikel said:

Yep. Plectrum for the 50+ years I have been playing guitar and bass. Pick is yet another Americanism being absorbed into the musicians vocabulary, like "Kick" instead of bass drum. I have never kicked a bass drum, not intentionally anyway. And why do they call a drum stool a "Throne"? Those crazy Yanks.

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This too

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I call it a pick because I like to say "pick" rather than "plectrum". "Plectrum" is two syllables and therefore takes twice as long to say than "pick" does. 

I'm a busy man y'know...

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