Abstract: A pick to be used by a musician for plucking or strumming the strings of a musical instrument. According to one embodiment of the invention, a finger pick is disclosed having a body to be located against the fingertip and two pairs of flexible wrap-around arms that encircle the finger in spaced alignment with one another for retaining the pick on the musician's finger. The body of the finger pick may be canted relative to the longitudinal axis thereof so that the hand of the musician need not be contorted during play. The body of the finger pick may also contain a relatively large void that is surrounded by a narrow peripheral edge. According to a second embodiment, a thumb pick is disclosed having a flat blade and a flexible wrap-around arm that encircles the thumb for retaining the pick on the musician's thumb. The blade may be made of plastic and the wrap-around arm may be made of metal and contain a relatively large void that is surrounded by a narrow peripheral edge.

Abstract: A pick to be used by a musician for plucking or strumming the strings of a musical instrument. According to one embodiment of the invention, a finger pick is disclosed having a body to be located against the fingertip and two pairs of flexible wrap-around arms that encircle the finger in spaced alignment with one another for retaining the pick on the musician's finger. The body of the finger pick may be canted relative to the longitudinal axis thereof so that the hand of the musician need not be contorted during play. The body of the finger pick may also contain a relatively large void that is surrounded by a narrow peripheral edge. According to a second embodiment, a thumb pick is disclosed having a flat blade and a flexible wrap-around arm that encircles the thumb for retaining the pick on the musician's thumb. The blade may be made of plastic and the wrap-around arm may be made of metal and contain a relatively large void that is surrounded by a narrow peripheral edge.