Plucking mechanism for a stringed instrument

A plucking mechanism for a stringed instrument of the type where a key is mounted for movement between first and second positions, said plucking mechanism comprising a block of soft material fixedly secured at one end to said key, said block being partially severed adjacent the other end in a generally horizontal direction inwardly from one side of said block to form a slot therein, a transversely outwardly projecting extremity disposed at said other end and extending in the direction of said one side, said projecting extremity having a first surface for plucking a string as said key is moved from said first to said second position, and said projecting extremity having a second surface adjacent said slot for deflecting said projecting extremity around said string in a non-plucking manner as said key moves from said second to said first position.