GeorgeK
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An Excellent Read...
Found this on the internet and thought I'd share, enjoy...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/558/feature.htm
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stringmanca
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This has been discussed in several previous posts (do a search on the URL) but it is worth reading again - thanks!
Nathan
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GeorgeK
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Opps, must have missed it.
Thanks for pointing this out.
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Brian Prunka
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I liked the following quote:
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El-Qasabgy could do the simplest thing and it would be the most beautiful. He could execute that which is simple but impossible to attain -- something
everyone could do, but couldn't. That is the mood, |
very well put, I'm often struck by how the masters make the simplest thing sound so great.
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oud-dude
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Thank you, GeorgeK. That was very interesting, and I am sure there are plenty of us new folks who had not seen it before.
Peter
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GeorgeK
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Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed it.
My favourite Quote is:
"It takes me six months to make, but let me show you what I do," he tells me before opening up a large hard leather case that takes up a third of his
workspace. He pulls out a beautiful dark wooden oud inlaid with intricate floral designs in mother of pearl. ..."
It is very humbling to actually hear how long it takes to produce some of these master pieces.
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abusin
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Awesome,
thanks George, a good read indeed, I like the way he stacked them, you woun't find me doing that to mine 
cheers,
Awad
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