Hope you had a great B-Day. From the looks of it you are doing pretty well for yourself. Real interested in hearing you do an a/b test with that pick.
MarkM
Unusual Gift
cosmicmechanic wrote:
Thanks Pierre, and Damn right I would lolHappy B-Day, Chas !
Maybe this is in bad taste (of course it is ), but if you swallowed one of these picks by accident (pick in mouth, etc), would you try to somehow recuperate them ?
... just wondering.
TGMatt wrote:
Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade and bowenite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the Māori name; the rocks are also known as "greenstone" in New Zealand English.
The main varieties are kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga and tangiwai. The first three are nephrite jade, while tangiwai is a form of bowenite. In modern usage pounamu almost always refers to nephrite jade.
Pounamu is generally found in rivers as nondescript boulders and stones which are difficult to identify without cutting them open.
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Significance to Māori
Pounamu plays a very important role in Māori culture. It is considered a taonga (treasure). Tools, ornaments and weapons were made from it; in particular adzes, mere (short clubs) and hei-tiki (neck pendants). These were believed to have their own mana, were handed down as valued heirlooms and were often given as gifts to seal important agreements.
It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand, known in Māori as Te Wai Pounamu ("The [land of] Greenstone Water") or Te Wahi Pounamu ("The Place of Greenstone"), and in 1997 the Crown handed back the ownership of all naturally occurring pounamu to the South Island tribe Ngāi Tahu, as part of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement.
Modern use
Pounamu jewellery is popular among New Zealanders and is often presented as gifts to visitors. Viggo Mortensen, an actor in The Lord of the Rings, took to wearing a hei matau around his neck. Michael Hurst of the television program Hercules was given a large and heavy pounamu pendant necklace which he wore on the program. During a particularly energetic action scene the pendant bumped his teeth. The producers felt the ornament suited the nature of the program yet considered it a safety risk, and had it replaced with a latex replica.
Thanks Matt, in NZ it has similar status with Maori. they call it Pounamu:Happy birthday mate ...
Thus jade is really special in Chinese culture, also as the Chinese saying goes "Gold has a value; jade is invaluable."
Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade and bowenite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the Māori name; the rocks are also known as "greenstone" in New Zealand English.
The main varieties are kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga and tangiwai. The first three are nephrite jade, while tangiwai is a form of bowenite. In modern usage pounamu almost always refers to nephrite jade.
Pounamu is generally found in rivers as nondescript boulders and stones which are difficult to identify without cutting them open.
Contents
Significance to Māori
Pounamu plays a very important role in Māori culture. It is considered a taonga (treasure). Tools, ornaments and weapons were made from it; in particular adzes, mere (short clubs) and hei-tiki (neck pendants). These were believed to have their own mana, were handed down as valued heirlooms and were often given as gifts to seal important agreements.
It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand, known in Māori as Te Wai Pounamu ("The [land of] Greenstone Water") or Te Wahi Pounamu ("The Place of Greenstone"), and in 1997 the Crown handed back the ownership of all naturally occurring pounamu to the South Island tribe Ngāi Tahu, as part of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement.
Modern use
Pounamu jewellery is popular among New Zealanders and is often presented as gifts to visitors. Viggo Mortensen, an actor in The Lord of the Rings, took to wearing a hei matau around his neck. Michael Hurst of the television program Hercules was given a large and heavy pounamu pendant necklace which he wore on the program. During a particularly energetic action scene the pendant bumped his teeth. The producers felt the ornament suited the nature of the program yet considered it a safety risk, and had it replaced with a latex replica.
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Very nice! Happy B-Day Chas. Wow, 1.8mm . . . . . that is a heavy pick. Bet it sounds great. What was the heaviest pick that you used before this? How is it for flat picking? They are truly great gifts. You are a lucky guy.
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