Bodhi
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Risha material-experiences and advice
Hi all,
I wanted to start this thread for a while but never had the chance to get my head around it but now here goes... 
I have in the past, as many of us have, used random pieces of plastic and discarded cable ties of various thickness/stiffness to try to find my
"perfect" risha. I have also tried the Yissi 10 for a $1 or whatever pieces from ebay and also a few pyramid sizes. I was lucky enough to get a horn
risha from resident Udi John Vergara which has served me very well for the last year and a half (I have been very careful to keep it oiled and well
filed) until disaster struck and i seem to have lost it! 
So although I intend to purchase a new risha from John at some point in the near future i would like to hear what people think of other materials that
are available and also have a post with as much info on risha materials as possible... I thought we could start with the stock list of risha blanks
from oudstrings.com:
1, Tortite
2, Mizrite
3, Talonite
any opinions on these 3 materials?
thanks in advance
Bodhi
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Danielo
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Hi,
I personally settled to the unexpensive horn rishas sold on Amazon :
http://www.amazon.com/Oud-Pick-Horn-Risha-Pack/dp/B000669400
typically one or two in each pack have to be thrown away, and they are not usable out of the box ; however they are easy to work with sandpaper.
I prefer by far their sound over all the plastic rishas that I tried (including Mizrite and Pyramid).
Dan
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Bodhi
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The horn risha I had was the BEST risha I have had... and if these are that cheap they are worth a go for the money! I do like to try and keep the
luthiers in the loop though so I would recommend John Vergara's to people if they don't have the time or inclination to scrape away at horn for a few
hours!
I remember once someone posted on here about a horn risha they had made themself from a full cow horn... this is probably the cheapest way to get a
horn risha but... experience is often more important than price 
Thanks Dan but could you give a description of the difference between the mizrite and horn and Pyramid?
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luan
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I've found that turtle shell rishas are the best in terms of tone.
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