Rest In Peace, Anonymous Pick. We Lost a Legend.

Rest Well, Pick. And prayers to those you left behind.

Wow..Saddened doesn't even cover it,He was a friend ,,an inspiration ,a trendsetter,A good verbal sparring partner,,always made away for us to buy a witch so we could be one of the " kool kids"... I Am so gonna miss him. I am stunned right now ,,thank you for everything  ....Rest Easy big guy..See u on the other side.

"So Sad", Downtown Vinnie sums it perfectly ;-{

Even though we only interacted through this place, I feel like we were closer than neighbors. RIP Mr Pick, you are in our hearts forever.

Very sad news, RIP.

R.I.P Pick, you are leaving a big hole to fill. Your generosity of spirit, help and advice to newcomers here at CBN was as good as it gets. I know I'll have a thought or 2 every time I pick up my Swampy for a twang. Deepest commiserations to Val on your ,[and our] loss, regards Darryl.

I knew this was coming, but it still hits hard.   Anybody know his full name, age or have a photo?  He would send packages under his wife's name Val something.  Anyone have her last name?  I know she is ill and Pick had been her caregiver - until he couldn't. 

Always enjoyed chatting with Pick, he had an amazing talent,very creative.

And he did everything his way…

so sorry to hear this!

I'm deeply saddened by this. As a lot of you know I was Pick's biggest fan and have the record of Swampies built by him. Words can't even express what I feel right now. I will do something to honor Pick and talk about the guitars that changed everything for me. 

Aw.   Rest in Peace,  Pick.

This hurts much. A great loss to the whole community.

My heart and prayers go out to you Valerie.

I remember the first time I ran my thumb across all three strings of my swampwitch guitar. It brought a smile to my face. It still makes me smile,,, heck it makes me break out in a big grin. Even now after hearing he has step upstairs I bet we will be hearing angels playing swampwitch guitars.

You can see his obituary here:

https://memorials.smithleroy.com/pierre-muloin/5044053/index.php?_g...

Pick’s real name was Pierre Muloin

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Oh wow. I thought I'd never learn his name much less see his face. He will be greatly missed. I was hoping in the back of my mind that this didn't happen. This guy could shred on the 3 string. 

I love the picture...Everything Id thought hed be...Way too early ...

Wow, this makes my day.   Really glad to see him and he looks so gentle and kind.  Thanks, thanks, thanks!

Agree Unc, it is not exactly how I pictured him, but close, and as you say, it appears to be the face of a kind man, which I found him to be. My memories are only enhanced by this photo. I'm both happy to see the face, and saddened to find he was so young, thankfully his legacy remains for all of us here at CBN who have dealt with him.

I remember the nation ran a month long blog having fun guessing what Anonymous Pick actually looked like. I got to know a little about Pick with him making and sending his donated guitars to St Louis CBG fest each year to raised money for great causes. There are several Swamp Witch guitar owners here in the area. Below you see my smilingdog custom guitar. A lot of cool memories associated with this man from Canada.

He was truly an Artist.  

Dang it, very sorry to hear this news.  Never met the man but he was clearly a generous person, always willing to share his knowledge with others.

Rest in Peace Pick!
I'll miss our talks and your artistry.

Sad to hear we lost a legend in the CigarBoxNation world. Pick was an inspiration to us all.

R.I.P.

The Blokes a Legend ! .... I go away for 5 mins an this happens!..a very sad day. Here is a pic I sent to Pick ages ago, when we would chat about his love for Tiesco's and vintage guitars. . a silly idea for six string range of Swampys.. rest in peace Pick.. missing you already,and don't forget to take your Swampwitch! A true legend..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ry7lXXaGZ4

Hello all,

I haven't been here in a while and I just discovered this sad news. I have a couple of his guitars and he always had kind words for my songs and videos. A couple of years back I put this video together when he was going through some hard times with the health of his wife. I just wanted to lift his spirits. Maybe this can lift all of our spirtits a little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ry7lXXaGZ4

This is really sad news.  I don't spend much time on here of late but the Anonymous Pick was a constant.  He was a welcoming and friendly person to chat with and he'd created a line of original instruments that had identity and integrity.  I shall miss his presence and good humour on CBN and I send my deepest condolences to all of Pick's family and friends, and especially to Valerie.

Rest in peace, Pick.

Thanks, Shane, for getting this to us he was a really good part of this site for a long time.

 Thank you for the picture, Valerie, something we all wanted to know. He was just Pick to us a guy creating amazing instruments and now we know the face. I ordered 2 SW's love what he did with both. We did a song together a few years ago at his request I will repost it. He was well liked and supportive to us all. He will be Missed and Remembered here.

Very sad to hear about Pick, had many dealings with him over the years, rest in peace my friend.

Slowpaw Steve, England.

Like a lot of people, pick was the first person who encouraged me when I signed up here. It meant a lot to me at the time and then I watched him do the same for thousands of other folks. What a legacy.

Hey, Turtlehead and Slowpaw,  good to see you.  Pick got a lot of folks going here and he has them coming back!