ALAMI
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Emergency Risha
At work, or simply away, you have the oud but not a risha?
Well I found that those things work very fine (the new plastic ones not the old metallic), and cost nothing. Sometimes I love cheap LowTech.
Makes me wonder, what if I punch a hole or two in those thick and wide rishas, they usually have a nice attack but are too hard for my playing, may be
with a hole in the middle they'd keep the nice attack but with more flexibility.
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MatthewW
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Hi Alami! good suggestions for emergency rishas. I wonder if a hole in just the right place on a plastic risha where the thumb holds might give a
better grip?
if no risha you can also try using your fingers- 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_KnNfaTQ98&feature=related
regards, MW
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joklany
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Great suggestion Alami. Thanks. I found myself in this situation 4 weeks a go when I got stuck in The Hague because of the volcano Ash. I was not
as creative as you are so I used a soft Id card (like credit card) but it was still rigid.
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Jaafar
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Aymara
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Hi!
I highly recommend to give this technique a try, because it gives a wonderful smooth and warm sound, which several players use temporarily. I love
this technique for calm sections in songs.
Regarding Alami's tip ... in my opinion these loose leaf binders are too soft ... I would recommend a cable tie instead, which isn't that extremely
floppy. On the other hand ... who has a cable tie in the office?
Greetings from Germany
Chris
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Sazi
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Kinky secretary's?
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littleseb
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or her boss?
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Aymara
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No, they usually have handcuffs and wips in their desk drawer
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Chris
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Sazi
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Ah so that's what you get up to when you're not playing oud eh?
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Aymara
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Pssst 
My framedrum is too loud for the office
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Chris
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ALAMI
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Great suggestions, I will be reviewing the company hiring policy.
may be also adding some belly dancing skills as a plus (just for Aymara's frame drum)
If you're in the kind of stressful business when you sometimes feel the urge of killing a client, it is good to have a oud in the office, trust me.
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Aymara
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Quote: Originally posted by ALAMI  | ... when you sometimes feel the urge of killing a client, it is good to have a oud in the office, trust me. |
A headphone and a full load of oud music MP3s attract less attention, than playing oud yourself or a handcuffed secretary
Greetings from Germany
Chris
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