" What it is, what it shall be & what it will become"

Taking up Quality Space"

Taking up Quality Space"

Saturday, October 16, 2010

The GypsyPik Work/Station

Muskox Horn..... rare, expensive and uniquely beautiful within.

                                       Making my Instrument picks

Monday, October 11, 2010

The GypsyPik A Tortoise Alternative

 Updated  Oct 16th
So I'm trying to drum up interest in these new instruments picks of mine. Material from rare Muskox Horn. I've gotten many E-mls concerning the GypsyPik. There's postings on a few Forums now mostly the Gypsy Jazz forums which really helps. The other day I had an inquiry from Singapore........
   Lately been getting quite few orders from Europe to Asia to the states. The GypsyPik sells for $30 plus shipping, they're fashioned one at a time with a fare bit of hand work and they vary widely in appearance. All are quite stunning and very translucent thickness 2.25mm-3mm




                          
There are two shapes I'm working with now the GypsyPik Standard and the New J-Hook(Jazz Hook)
The J-Hook has a small cresent cut-out to help steady the axis of the pick while in use. The striking points now all have what I call a Compound-Bevel .


                                                                                                                                   Below; The J-Hook
       Below;  The GypsyPik Standard

 Back in the shop now cleaning up from my season of working my day job ,,,,,now getting ready for instrument related activity......g

Model/Classic 0 in RoseWood

Model/Classic 0 in RoseWood
three piece bk & sound port

Bridges

Bridges
A batch of various Bridges with Mammoth Ivory

E-Chena Uke (Electric)

E-Chena Uke      (Electric)

Recent Tenor Ukulele/sound Port

Recent Tenor Ukulele/sound Port
Model Chena Uke

Rosewood & Myrtlewood/Square neck Resophonic

Rosewood & Myrtlewood/Square neck Resophonic
Resonator lap-slide guit