Pick Punch - Create Your Own Plectrums
Years ago, plectums were made of tortoise shell, bone, horn and hooves. Brian May from Queen liked to use a six pence piece as a plectrum. Now, with the aid of a "Pick Punch", you can easily create your own plectrums out of meterials you can find at home!
What Is It
This tool is basically a hole punch that cuts out guitar plectrum shaped pieces of plastic. It’s about the size of a normal desktop stapler and works with a similar action - squeeze it to cut out a plectril from any plastic material.
You can recycle old credit cards, gift cards, plastic lids or you can buy a sheet of celluloid or delrin to cut from. The Pick Punch should ba available to purcahse in a couple of months. We hope to get hold of one to review.
Links
You can find out more about the Pick Punch at their website, and there are videos and more details on thieir blog.
Written by Alex on Wednesday 3rd June 2009 at 10:29pm and posted in Latest Products
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That looks really cool. Want. One. Now.
Hi everybody, My name is Luke Rides, I am now the sole distributer of the Pick Punch in the UK. My first trial order has arrived and Pick Punch is now on sale for a special introductory price of £17.50 +postage. RRP of product in the uk will be £19.99 +postage. Website currently in development so please contact me via my personal email address, lukerides666(at)yahoo(dot)com if you wish to purchase one at the inrtoductory price, or pre-order for the next shipment. Thanks for viewing, Luke Rides
I have been kindly sent a Pick Punch by Von (from Pick Punch) and once I get hold of some materials to make some plectrums with - I’ll get a video up on the site. Luke - let us know when your website goes live.
Hi guys, Introducing http://www.plethorapicks.com! A few adjustments need to be made in the coming few days (pictures added to the guide etc) but the core is up together, so orders can be placed and they will be processed as soon as possible! I Currently have stock and some more on the way, if we do have a large volume of orders and we run out, you will be notified and will receive a punch from the next shipment as soon as it arrives. As for future personal contact, please use my business email, info(at)plethorapicks(dot)com
Just a note to everyone, the yahoo.com email address is no longer in use, please contact .:info(at)plethorapicks(dot)com