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Michael Coleman - Posted - 10/31/2009: 14:55:28
For you folks who have gone from no nail or short nail to a pick or acrylic nail...
How did it affect the sound of your banjo? I 'm a nail biter and after 35 yrs of playing with just a tiny amount of nail and the flesh of my finger, I've become accustomed to that sound. Today, thanks to this discussion and the advice of a friend, I got acrylics on my index and middle fingers. With the nails the banjo sounds much brighter and the clicking of the nails on the strings is really annoying. Is there a breaking in period? Does my ear have to get re acclimated to the new sound? Different techniques? A new banjo maybe?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Michael.
XXXris - Posted - 10/31/2009: 22:10:25
just to add another option: Kyle Creed famously wore a pick, which I think was brass. There are some pictures of his creations on the back of the "Kyle's Back Porch" cd.
Another link is here: http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/113140 Page: 1 2
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