Rotosound was originated by James How in 1958 in the United Kingdom. James How designed his own string winding machine and began manufacturing guitar strings in his shed. Originally he called the company Top Strings, but couldn’t copyright that name, so he changed it to Rotop and finally into Rotosound around 1965. This tied in nicely with the company’s flagship round wound bass string.
Californian artist "BePicky" makes stuff out of guitar picks. I like her chandelier for $95 (I can spot some of my favourite Dunlop Tortex picks on there). She also makes baby pacifiers $10 and jewelery (from $15 to $50).
You probably don't realise it but when you are playing you hold your pick (or plectrum) in a million different ways. The angle between the pick and the strings, the length of exposed pick and how hard you squeeze the pick all affect the sound you will get. How you hold your pick eventually becomes a sub-conscious thing: difficult to describe but crucial to the sound you get.
This project shows you how you can make guitar picks (plectrums) from a credit card. Before you start you will need:
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