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Coin picks

Has any one tried making these coin picks. I dont know the benifits over nylon but they look cool. people are asking $10 a pop on ebay for a quarter. Thought I 'd give it a try today .Fairly easy to do. Start out with a bench grinder , then over the my worksharp to polish them up. I prefer something a little larger so I'll try a dollar coin next. Nickle is a golf ball marker. …

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Added by Battmann on January 21, 2013 at 12:00pm — 9 Comments

Your choice of string gauges?

I tried switching up things and went to lighter gauge strings. CB GITTY acoustic/med 13p. 17p.26w. I tune GDG. I use a scale lenght of 25 and 25.5. The 13 gauge cant get to G without breaking. I normally use 22,30 48 all wound.I 've never had luck with the lighter gauges.I usually buy an extra/light acoustic set and use the 3rd,4th and 5th string. I tried to go light to get a different sound but it doesnt seem to work.

Added by Battmann on January 5, 2013 at 10:25am — 4 Comments

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