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oudplayer
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buying a riqq
hey all
I am serching now for a nice sounding non expencive riqq and daff. if anyone had one theyw anna get rid of plezz let me know if its in good shape and
great sound we can talk i need it for my next gig which is soon .
The riqq if posable to be plastic tunable head if not lets still talk and daff nice size and sharp sound
thx sammy
p.s it is very importente i get this if possable i am proforming very soon. thx
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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excentrik
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Abdel Hamid is also one of the nicest people you will ever deal with- I spoke with him at the Arab-Fest 2003 in Milwaukee after a performance (hip
hop, and he liked it!). He makes beautiful Tablas with fish skin as well-
tarik
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oudplayer
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hey guys thx alot
I was looking on the page and i didint see contacts or prices. can u tell me his email and can u tell me about how much u paid
thx sammy
p.s did u ever play or hear of Gawharet El Fan riqqs and r they good can u tell me if this is good
Click here:
eBay: Tambourine Proffesional Tunable Egyptian Riq (item 190082230754 end time Feb-18-07 23:45:00 PST)
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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Dr. Oud
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check this riq player out
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oudplayer
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hey doc
Thx i saw looking at youtube last ngiht for riqq stuff and i saw this and there are some nice instruional stuff on there
thx for this guy hes crazy cant we all be like him LOL
thx sammy
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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stringmanca
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I have this one:
http://www.larkinam.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_MOT015_A_Professional+Eg...
It sounds great but it's pretty heavy. Don't know if you could get it shipped in time for your gig.
My wife has one of these, which is much lighter and pretty decent sounding (but we paid much less):
http://www.x8drums.com/tambourine-glen-velez-p/ta-1309-gv.htm
When I was at the Gawaret El Fan store in Cairo last November, I looked for riqqs but they ones they had weren't any good (very cheap cymbals). I
would imagine that this E-Bay one is similar.
Good luck!
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oudplayer
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hey man
thx alto fo the info but i might end up buying the one on ebay bc i heard that the soudn was good but like u said cymbals are cheap but i was
wondering i ehard u can take them off do u think its possable
thx sammy
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stringmanca
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I'm sure you can take them off - getting them back on to stay may be harder!
I have one really cheap riqq that the cymbals fall off of everytime I play it - there's a nail that they are mounted on and it keeps slipping out of
the hole. Once the nail is removed to change the cymbals it might be hard to get it to stay put without some further work.
Nathan
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A friend of mine has a drum from Cooperman (not a riq mind you) and it's very, very niiiice.
http://www.cooperman.com/handdrums/riq.html
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Brian Prunka
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The cooperman riq is nice, but get the 'artist' version. I haven't checked out their hammered jingles, so I don't know whether they're worth the
extra dough.
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Then there's Rhythm Fusion
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...and of course:
http://www.total-knowledge.com/kevork.net/samples.shtml
Price? If you have to ask... 
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Brian Prunka
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By the way, the remo riqqs (especially the Layne Redmond) are pretty bad, IMO.
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oudplayer
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hey guys
thx for all the info that u gave me and i might end up buying a this one on ebay and then look for a really good one .
brian i have played a few remo riqqs / daffs and they dont havea very warm sound well not for my taste .
thx sammy
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SamirCanada
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Youssef is playing a Kevork Riq... its a nice instrument I played one before.
he also paid about 500$ for it...
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paulO
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Okay..my 2 cents on riq's.
For low maintenance get a Lanye Redmond riq, made by Remo. It's got a decent tone, and good cymbals -- no it doesn't sound as good as a Kevork, and
it's not tunable -- and has a plastic head, but I've abused mine for years and its still doing fine. The shell is slightly deeper than the traditional
mosaic/fishskin riq's, but if you're just starting out, it might be just what you need.
I also have a couple of trad. egyptian inlaid riqs with fishskin heads, that sound great - I got lucky they had good cymbals on em. and they've held
up well over the last 15-20 years. I've played the cooperman riqs, and they're light for a tunable model, I've seen the Kevork's, they're works of
art..and the Glen Velez models have a scalloped edge that I don't like at all, but some do. I had to play a tunable Glen Velez model for a whole night
and for half the gig my hand was going numb -- it wasn't comfortable at all !! You have to try em out though...these might be just what you like. Good
luck and have fun.
PaulO
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SamirCanada
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I think that better then buying something that isnt a riq to play it like one. They have these goat skin non tunable riqs made in syria. They sell
them for 10$ at my arabic food superstore I tried one the other day and I was really suprised. Also I get acces to syrian made synthetic skind tunable
riq made of bamboo wood they sound pretty good the only thing is that the weight of it makes it a little hard to play but it makes your hands stronger
so that when you play on a kevork its like playing on a cloud. I'll post a video for both soon.
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paulO
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Hi Samir,
Geeez...next time I'll read the other posts before droning on...
Sounds like you got lots of cool choices, not to mention some good cheap stuff ! Lookin forward to the videos.
Cheers..PaulO
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hello guys here are the 2 quicly recorded videos of the riqs in question
10$ Syrian goat skin riq found in many arabic food stores.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvNVbm5IZTM
40$ tunable Syrian riq with a plastic head. (needs to be tuned)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbcrq163ARM
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paulO
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Hi Samir,
The 10 buck riq gets my vote, the cymbals are a bit on the weak side but for 10 dolars who cares -- great for the price !! Very sweet sounding !
The Syrian one sounds like the aluminum one I got about 15 years ago or so...they weigh like 2 tons, and really have a bite that cuts through all but
the thickest of synth ensembles.
Thanks for the clips..take care..Paul
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just got this today personally from amr (riqq player for oyoun ensemble and naseer shamma) he make riqq regularly. got a chance to video him
demonstrating the instrument too. highly recommended.
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Fyenix do you live in Cairo?
Listen when you meet the guys of al oyoun. Tell Hany el Badri that samir from Canada says hi. He may not remember me but he one of the funniest person
I ever met ( also the best nay player in Egypt hands down)
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Fyenix I sent you a U2U.
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samir, he is infact the most funniest person ive ever met in egypt. i have sent your message to him yesterday.
beas.one i sent u a reply on u2u
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I just got a new Abdelhamid Alwan Riqq. Although I am a beginner, I have listened to a variety of riqqs and I can say that it has a very natural
sound and isn't loud, so I think it is ideal for a smaller classical style ensemble. Nice clean construction and seems quite sturdy. The price is
interesting as well.
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