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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 5:26 am
by bosone
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?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:24 am
by snoopy4ever
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
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:43 am
by paulrmartin
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
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:54 am
by bosone
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?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:19 pm
by paulrmartin
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.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:14 pm
by eliam
Castor oil can be purchased in any good health food store!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:42 am
by bosone
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!!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:03 am
by Counterparts
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
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:56 pm
by astroman
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
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:24 pm
by Nestor
We're going to be relatively closed to each other... good luck with your lecture...