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Originally Posted by devellis
I believe they were never of any use for guitar picks. It's the hawksbill turtle whose shell has the necessary properties for making stuff. The shell material has to be compressed under heat and moisture to form workable sheets. Not every turtle/tortoise shell will bond to itself in a way that forms continuous sheets of material with the properties we associate with "tortoise shell."
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Man, I read this just in time. I was about to go out on the deck and grab one of those 6" X 8" shells and start strumming on the HD-28. I was even envisioning taking my trusty tabby hunting cat down the hill, looking for some live ones to scare out of their shelters.
Seriously though, I didn't know that. Please excuse the new guy ignorance on this stuff. I guess I'll stay with that Wedgie I've been using.