Subject: RE: Worn down fingernail frustration!
From: PoppaGator - PM
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 01:05 PM

"I used to have a problem with dropping the flatpick into the guitar, but I seem to have overcome it."

"Fingerpicks can pop right into that soundhole, too, not just flatpicks. It doesn't happen to me often, and when it does happen, there are definitely contributing factors ~ lack of enough recent practice, nerves, arthritis flareups, etc. ~ making my fingers a little less sure and accurate."

The interaction of the air cavity within the guitar with the edge of the soundhole and the aerodynamic properties of the flatpick result in a strong suction that pulls the pick into the soundhole when it's brought too close. I can't think of any other possible explanation.

I'm working on designing a guitar body which is formed in such a way that it will instantly spit a pick back out, if one is sucked in.