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11-17-2022, 09:49 PM
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Pretty low key conversation but in a way I appreciate the candor. One does what one does.
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11-18-2022, 10:09 AM
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The story I like about his use of a thumbpick is that when he was playing in the Howff folk club as a teenager - learning to play, and more or less living in the club as a caretaker and odd job man - he once made a thumbpick out of a teaspoon from the kitchen, bending it round his thumb.
Ralph McTell has also said that Bert would wear the pick nearer the joint of his thumb than the tip, which gave him a stronger attack. For those interested, FWIW, I can also confirm - having been given a small collection of bits and pieces by Loren's mother - that (at least in later life!) he used Dunlop L-size plastic ones: like this: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/acce...ack-of-4-p5212 And he used Martin custom light strings (11-52), and a brass Shubb 12-string capo (yes on a 6-string). But I doubt very much (with the possible exception of the strings) he put much thought or exhaustive experiment into these choices!
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11-18-2022, 06:56 PM
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I am not surprised he kept trashing his nails given his frequent use of finger rolls.
I wonder if he adopted a near permanent coating of superglue or was it just used as a patch when required?
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