going to Uruguay!

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 5:26 am

on december i will go, for my work at university, in Uruguay.

on my last trip i went to india and bought a Sitar and some flutes...
now, which kind of typical musical instruments should i look for?

snoopy4ever · Post by **snoopy4ever** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:24 am

Bandoneon is a very nice instrument they play proudly there. It's like an acordeon, with the same registers.. but smaller.

my 0.2 cents

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:43 am

On 2003-11-14 05:26, bosone wrote:

on my last trip i went to india and bought a Sitar and some flutes...

I have a sitar as well. It's a bitch to find strings and castor oil

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:54 am

On 2003-11-14 10:43, paulrmartin wrote:
I have a sitar as well. It's a bitch to find strings and castor oil

i bought two sets of strings in india for 20$ each, but i already broken a lot of them!

what about castor oil? i don't know anything about it!
i'm currently looking for some sitar video tutorial and books: i found something in USA but i would spend a fortune on shipping. do you know some indian instruments seller in europe, by chance?

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:19 pm

I don't know any vendors in Europe, sorry.

The oil is what sitar players put on their fingers to slide easier on the strings. Ravi Shankar has a little bowl of the stuff beside him when he plays.

eliam · Post by **eliam** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:14 pm

Castor oil can be purchased in any good health food store!

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:42 am

a little update!

i will leave on monday 8: in Uruguay there is an "International School on Crystal Growth, Characterization and Applications", and i have to give a lecture on the subjects i have dealt with during my PhD thesis (it's my very first lecture in english and in an international school!!)
if you are curious, look for the "secret link" in my site... i have uploaded my power point presentation just in the case the CD with my data is lost...

beside this, i hope to return with some new musical instrument!!

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:03 am

There quite a famous purveyor of Asian/Ethnic instruments near Covent Garden in London (tablas, sitars etc.)

This is their website:

http://www.raymaneasternmusic.co.uk/enter

Should be able to get some sitar strings there.

Royston

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:56 pm

On 2003-12-05 06:42, bosone wrote:
... in Uruguay there is an "International School on Crystal Growth, Characterization and Applications", and i have to give a lecture on the subjects i have dealt with during my PhD thesis ...

Uruguay is famous for crystals stones like amethyst and the like. You might make a small fortune if you manage to bring the proper ones with you - but I dunno if this applies to export restrictions

best wishes for your journey and lectures, Tom

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:24 pm

We're going to be relatively closed to each other... good luck with your lecture...