Mmmmm silky. I love that finish on tops, I like to sand the glossy finish of the bottom half so my fingers don’t grab when I scoop. Kinda like what anno does for finger grinds compared to polished chrome. It’s funny, I believe the Bearing King’s orange peel surface on the bottom half was designed to “grab the string”… well less surface area is grabbing the string, so NO, and unless it has peaks to hook into the string, which would hurt… yyeeNO. BUT! it makes a great surface for fingers to scoop. Only the clammiest of hands can’t scoop a Bearing King.