LeeVaris
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More Kan Zaman Pix + sound file
Here's a link to new pictures from a Kan Zaman rehearsal:
http://www.varis.com/KanZaman2/
I put a link to Afif's Taksim from this evening rehearsal on the first page – and I'll give it to you here:
http://www.varis.com/KanZaman2/AfifTaksim.aif
I recorded this on my iPod with a voice memo mic so the sound quality isn't as great as the playing. I hope you enjoy it anyway. 
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TruePharaoh21
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Hey Lee. Great pics, man. Afif's taqsim was awesome that night. He's awesome every time, but we rarely have anyone recording. You never fail
to impress, man. By the way, I downloaded the file for the sound, but it seems to not load on my computer. I'm not sure if others will have the
same problem...
TP21
P.S. I love picture number 24... what a great looking oudist!  If I'm not
mistaken, it's the first picture taken of me playing the newer oud. I'm very thankful.
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spyrosc
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Sound
I can't get the sound file to play either. It seems like it downloads OK, about 2-3 MB but no sound.
Any ideas ?
Spyros C.
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samzayed
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I can hear the sound, but I am playing it through I-Tunes
Thanks Lee. This recording sounds like its from the 20's or 30's. I am not complaining, most of my music sounds like this!
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david
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 Cool pics Lee. Do you or Tp have any info on the guy in pic #42s oud. That
thing is amazing.
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TruePharaoh21
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Hey David,
That's Ghassan Bashir, the professional oudist. He was a fantastic guest that night. If I'm not mistaken, he's on the video clips page
of Mike's site as well as under the Oudism page. I forget who he said made his oud. Perhaps Lee or Mike know.
TP21
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david
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I didn't realize that was him.
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LeeVaris
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Sound File
Sorry about the sound file... its probably a PC vs Mac thing. I had to jump through quite a few hoops just to get the sound off the iPod into some
other format – Apple doesn't like to make that easy; they want you to use iTunes.
I managed to export it as an AIFF sound file after burning a CD and re-importing it through another application. I used one of the Quicktime based
compression "codecs" to get the file down in size – the raw file is some 10 megs!
Windows users might need to get an updated Quicktime plug-in for the browser before they can listen to it – thats my best guess. Unfortunately
I'm none too swift when it comes to audio file formats, etc..
If someone knows how to make this work better please let me know!
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mavrothis
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hey, thanks for the pics and audio! i have the updated quicktime so i worked fine, very nice taksim. i love ghassan bachir's oud too. 
take care,
mav
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spyrosc
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Audio
Downloading the latest Quicktime for Win 2000 from the Apple site did it ! Thanks guys !
Yeah that's Ghassan Bashir allright, but he shaved his moustache so it took a moment to recognize him. Must have been a great rehearsal.
Can't you guys come up North for a couple of days ?
Spyros C.
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Jameel
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Lee,
Thanks for posting these great pics. For us out here in the boonies it's nice to see that the classical repertoire is not dying out. I really
enjoy seeing these pics. I look forward to the day I can make a trip to So. Cal. and see Kan Zaman and meet all you oud fans in the area. Keep em
coming, Lee. 
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Elie Riachi
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Has anyone noticed the machine heads instead of tuning pegs on the oud in picture #23?
Interesting approach.
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TruePharaoh21
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Elie, the oud was made by Shehata. Just as the pegs are mechanical, I feel the sound is as well. I consider it to be a cross between the electric and
regular oud in tone. I'm not sure if others will agree with me on this. I prefer the traditional pegs.
TP21
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Mike
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Hey Elie,
Look at this thread.
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=405
Take care,
Mike
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