The John Reischman Picks
Introducing: The John Reischman picks
1.2mm, PEEK or PEI, Shape B
If, somehow, this is your first introduction to John, I’d recommend you check out this page:
https://www.johnreischman.com/about
but BEFORE YOU CLICK THAT LINK… this following link might provide you with some nice music for reading….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA07icmBS4A
The short story here is that these picks were developed with John over the course of one year.
After sending him many prototypes (in a variety of materials, shapes, and thicknesses), the picks that we came up with here represent just what he is looking for. As you can see, the basic shape is close to my old shape “B.” That said, the contours of this previous shape have been carefully refined, so it is something new indeed.
The picks are all 1.2mm in thickness, and you’ll have a choice to order them in PEI or PEEK.
If you want to know more about what this PEI material is, you can click on the FAQ link above. And you you can read about PEEK here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyether_ether_ketone
Why two materials?
According to John himself:
“I really like the PEI material for the mandolin. It’s similar to Tortoise Shell in the sense that you can get a full tonal spectrum. Easy to get a deep tone, but also provides a nice high end.
I prefer the PEEK material for mandolin when I have new strings. It smooths out the bright, new string tone, and also is less prone to getting a scratchy surface from the new strings. I also like the peek material for the larger mando instruments like my mandola and octave mandolin. Sounds better to me on the heavier wound strings.”
I think you are going to like these!
Two more things: You can specify whether you want a rounded edge, or a bevel on these picks. When I bevel John’s picks I do it super lightly. As a matter of fact, I had a chance to study the wear pattern on one of John’s favorite natural picks. The bevel I put on these will recreate that wear (angle, amount etc…) that I saw on that pick.
Lastly, the laser engraving looks a little different on the PEI than it does on the PEEK. On the PEI the laser engraves in a way that looks sharp and clean, but I’m finding that PEEK is a little more difficult to engrave. On these PEEK picks the laser marks seem a little “softer.” You can see the engraving marks in the photos to compare. It doesn’t look bad, just a little different.
Introducing: The John Reischman picks
1.2mm, PEEK or PEI, Shape B
If, somehow, this is your first introduction to John, I’d recommend you check out this page:
https://www.johnreischman.com/about
but BEFORE YOU CLICK THAT LINK… this following link might provide you with some nice music for reading….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA07icmBS4A
The short story here is that these picks were developed with John over the course of one year.
After sending him many prototypes (in a variety of materials, shapes, and thicknesses), the picks that we came up with here represent just what he is looking for. As you can see, the basic shape is close to my old shape “B.” That said, the contours of this previous shape have been carefully refined, so it is something new indeed.
The picks are all 1.2mm in thickness, and you’ll have a choice to order them in PEI or PEEK.
If you want to know more about what this PEI material is, you can click on the FAQ link above. And you you can read about PEEK here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyether_ether_ketone
Why two materials?
According to John himself:
“I really like the PEI material for the mandolin. It’s similar to Tortoise Shell in the sense that you can get a full tonal spectrum. Easy to get a deep tone, but also provides a nice high end.
I prefer the PEEK material for mandolin when I have new strings. It smooths out the bright, new string tone, and also is less prone to getting a scratchy surface from the new strings. I also like the peek material for the larger mando instruments like my mandola and octave mandolin. Sounds better to me on the heavier wound strings.”
I think you are going to like these!
Two more things: You can specify whether you want a rounded edge, or a bevel on these picks. When I bevel John’s picks I do it super lightly. As a matter of fact, I had a chance to study the wear pattern on one of John’s favorite natural picks. The bevel I put on these will recreate that wear (angle, amount etc…) that I saw on that pick.
Lastly, the laser engraving looks a little different on the PEI than it does on the PEEK. On the PEI the laser engraves in a way that looks sharp and clean, but I’m finding that PEEK is a little more difficult to engrave. On these PEEK picks the laser marks seem a little “softer.” You can see the engraving marks in the photos to compare. It doesn’t look bad, just a little different.
Introducing: The John Reischman picks
1.2mm, PEEK or PEI, Shape B
If, somehow, this is your first introduction to John, I’d recommend you check out this page:
https://www.johnreischman.com/about
but BEFORE YOU CLICK THAT LINK… this following link might provide you with some nice music for reading….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA07icmBS4A
The short story here is that these picks were developed with John over the course of one year.
After sending him many prototypes (in a variety of materials, shapes, and thicknesses), the picks that we came up with here represent just what he is looking for. As you can see, the basic shape is close to my old shape “B.” That said, the contours of this previous shape have been carefully refined, so it is something new indeed.
The picks are all 1.2mm in thickness, and you’ll have a choice to order them in PEI or PEEK.
If you want to know more about what this PEI material is, you can click on the FAQ link above. And you you can read about PEEK here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyether_ether_ketone
Why two materials?
According to John himself:
“I really like the PEI material for the mandolin. It’s similar to Tortoise Shell in the sense that you can get a full tonal spectrum. Easy to get a deep tone, but also provides a nice high end.
I prefer the PEEK material for mandolin when I have new strings. It smooths out the bright, new string tone, and also is less prone to getting a scratchy surface from the new strings. I also like the peek material for the larger mando instruments like my mandola and octave mandolin. Sounds better to me on the heavier wound strings.”
I think you are going to like these!
Two more things: You can specify whether you want a rounded edge, or a bevel on these picks. When I bevel John’s picks I do it super lightly. As a matter of fact, I had a chance to study the wear pattern on one of John’s favorite natural picks. The bevel I put on these will recreate that wear (angle, amount etc…) that I saw on that pick.
Lastly, the laser engraving looks a little different on the PEI than it does on the PEEK. On the PEI the laser engraves in a way that looks sharp and clean, but I’m finding that PEEK is a little more difficult to engrave. On these PEEK picks the laser marks seem a little “softer.” You can see the engraving marks in the photos to compare. It doesn’t look bad, just a little different.