billkilpatrick
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quill risha
my-my ... been aeons since i've visited and had to use a complex and instantly forgettable password to do so.
never mind ...
anyone know where (online) i might discover how to make a quill plectrum? i have what i think is a buzzard feather.
graziemille - bill
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An Iraqi friend told me they put the feather in olive oil for about 6-12 months and then remove the material inside it. The rest would be obvious.
P.S. contact me for hand made horn rishas with great prices.
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Ronny Andersson
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Quote: Originally posted by billkilpatrick  | my-my ... been aeons since i've visited and had to use a complex and instantly forgettable password to do so.
never mind ...
anyone know where (online) i might discover how to make a quill plectrum? i have what i think is a buzzard feather.
graziemille - bill |
Ciao Bill,There are different ways to make a quill plectrum. One is the Iraqi where you store the half-finished quill plectrum in olive oil for about
6 months. I do remember that I would demonstrate how to make such a plectrum but unfortunately things got in the way and it was forgotten. But because
you have what you think is a buzzard feather that is considerably smaller in size than an equivalent feather of an golden eagle you have to use a
different part of the quill because of the smaller size. See the photo of a primary wing-feather of a golden eagle (legally bought in the EU with
CITES) next to the finished plectrum. What is the length of the buzzard feather? There is an article somewhere online but I can not find it at the
moment, which shows how to make a what I recall a medieval plectrum of a bird of prey feather.
Best wishes
Ronny
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newlife_ks
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I also had the idea of making my own eagle's risha. I asked at a bird's of prey park nearby, they wanted from 10 up tp 75 Euro for one feather. So I
thought I'd better stick to horn rishas . . . 
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: Originally posted by billkilpatrick | my-my ... been aeons since i've visited and had to use a complex and instantly forgettable password to do so.
never mind ...
anyone know where (online) i might discover how to make a quill plectrum? i have what i think is a buzzard feather.
graziemille - bill |
Bill wherever you are, it's this article I had in mind. Found it by chance today when I was going through old papers and it showed that I had printed
it.
Best wishes
Ronny
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