d'Andrea
Back in the year 1922, when the clever hoover salesman Luigi d'Andrea bought a piece of celluloid on the streets of New Yorks Lower Eastside, he intended on using it to make handles and ornaments for powder boxes. His son Anthony watched him make heart-shaped ornaments, their form reminding him his uncle's mandoline picks.
Anthony incited his father to make picks and soon Luigi landed his first deal in the plectrum business. He sold a small cigarbox full of picks to a music store for ten Dollars.
Plectrums were tediously crafted from the shells of Hawksbill turtles (now an endangered species) in those days, but d'Andrea used tortoiseshell as well as celluloid. He experimented with lots of different shapes, of which no. 351 should become the regular ?Fender-Pick? a quarter of a century later, which still counts as the regular shape for all picks.
Luigi d'Andrea advanced to become the Henry Ford of pickmaking in 1928 and his factory in Manhattan was a Mecca for many guitarists. Nearly the entire d'Andrea family worked in the factory in the ?golden age of plectrums?, i.e. the thirties and forties, and d'Andrea soon became the number one player.
The company has been in business well over eighty years, is in it's third generation and is probably the world's largest pickmaker.
D'Andrea Pro-Plecs Lots of pickmakers try to make plectrums which not only satisfy beginners,
but also advanced and professional players. D'Andrea is no exception.
These picks are no-holds barred. No cheap nylon, nothing bendy in all possible and impossible shapes and colors. Just the six best shapes which musicians need day to day. Very nice tortoiseshell imitation. They not only look good (like the old, striped Gibson J-45 pickguard), they naturally also sound good. Accurate, on the spot, and loud. Details...  ab: 1,20 € |
D'Andrea Abalone The texture of these picks resembles the gorgoeus abalone
inlays of great custom guitars.
Unfortunately, no longer manufactured. We have some left! Details... ab: 6,90 € |
D'Andrea Formula Delrex 323
Die Picks mit der ungewöhnlichen Form. Spielen sich überraschend gut! Details... ab: 4,90 € |
D'Andrea Formula Delrex 351 Formula Serien bestehen aus langlebigem Delrin®. Delrex ist sehr zäh,
jedoch trotzdem recht elastisch.Details... ab: 4,90 € |
D'Andrea Jazz Pro 551 The Jazz 551. A truely great "jazz" style.
Unfortunately, the days of the 551 are counted. We secured some. But if those are gone, this will be it!
Details... ab: 5,90 € |
D'Andrea Jetex
Black Delrex Pick mit "TextureGrip".
"Multilevel Grip für ultimative Kontrolle!" Unter diesem Slogan brachte man damals die Picks auf den Markt. Details... ab: 5,90 € |
D'Andrea Multicolor/Shell Multicoloured, look like tortoiseshells. Treated surface.
* Two classical varicolours The Pro-Grip surface was especially designed to eliminate slipping and give a sure grip. D'Andrea also always seems to know what problems bug guitarists most and how to eliminate them. Details... ab: 4,90 € |
D'Andrea Nylon
Bestimmte Sounds bekommt man nur mit richtigem Nylon.
Ein besonderer Ton, denn das Nylonmaterial ist einfach schön elastisch.
Details... ab: 4,90 € |
D'Andrea Pro-Grip Brites Plenty of Delrin picks around, but the d'Andrea Delrins are the only ones
with the treated Pro Grip surface.
Pro-Grip surface ensures a tight grip and prevents the pick from slipping around, just like it's celluloid Pro-Grip counterpart. The material allows for fast playing, is quite durable, doesn't make a bang and has enough highs. And it still won't slip. Details... ab: 4,90 € |
D'Andrea Spectra-Plecs
Wir vermuten, dass das Material ein Polycarbonat ist, die Transparenz lässt darauf schließen. Und das ist gut. Sehr gut sogar. Von d'Andrea. Details... ab: 4,90 € |
D'Andrea Spectra-Sharp Preisfrage: "Wieviele Händler in Europa führen Spectra-Sharp?"Details... ab: 5,90 € |
D'Andrea Zelluloid Deluxe Zelluloid, und zwar erste Wahl! "Die feinsten neuen Muster". Na ja, soo
neu sind Perloidplatten auch wieder nicht, schön jedoch alle Mal. Details... ab: 8,90 € |
