Stochelo's pick

Jim Kaznosky · August 2015

Christian,

Do you use the rounded edge or the pointed end? Curious as I am starting to gravitate towards these. The blue chips are nice but I've lost 3 already.

Jazzaferri · August 2015

You should stick with cheap ones Jim ...losing a BC hurts

Buco · August 2015

Ouch Jim, that hurts!

I use one of these boxes to store them, I put the pick back in the box when I'm not playing. It's much harder to lose 2"x2" wooden box.
Bluechip is selling the similar one with their logo on it made by the same people:
http://www.heartwood.com/boxes/secret-box-sizes/2-quot-x-2-quot-flat-box.html
Really nice little boxes, handmade in Rockford.

Jim Kaznosky · August 2015

Hah. I don't have a problem with any other picks. I have all of the other pricey picks I've ever bought. Somehow, these picks like to leave me and only at Django in June.

bohemewarbler · August 2015

Just anecdotal stuff here, but I had a chat with Aaron Walker at last year's Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest, and who was playing rhythm for Joscho Stephan (as he has done on numerous occasions), and he told me he has been using the same pick (the exact same pick!) for performances for years. If you really don't want to lose a pick, apparently there's a way to prevent that loss from happening.