Tortoise shell
First off, I am NOT a proponent of using such a material for the obvious ethical/moral/legal/etc reasons...I am not trying to start a debate, argument, nor upset anyone regarding this 'material'
...however, that said, to someone who has never touched tortoise shell anything, what makes it 'desirable'? I've seen picks made of this 'material', the pick guard on my Martin is PLASTIC, though made to look look like tortoise shell...is this all just for looks? Are there other reasons than look that people used to desire picks, etc made from the shell of a tortoise?
Where did this tradition begin?
Turner.
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2011 Martin OMJM
2011 Cordoba C5-CE
2010 Yamaha GL-1
2009 Fender Stratocaster - Squier (Modified)
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