hans
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bird's feather
Has any of you members ever tried a bird's feather for a reesha? This morning i found one, and remembering the oud was originally played with an
eagle's feaher i tried this one. I always imagined an eagle's feather to be a rather cumbersome tool, but this feather sounded very much like the
famed cowshorn reesha's, but it was much easier to play with! It actually sounded really good and plays really nicely.a tremolo for instance is as
easy as it used to be with my guitar pick, and easier than with the cowshorn or the plastic reesha.
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Can't have much of a long shelf-life though... I'd have to go picking feathers off all the coots in Greenland Dock several times a week. I'm
interested to hear what these sound like though.
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I think once a month at the most, and if tou have a chicken coop nearby you can just pick them off the ground. It sounded rather like a cowhorn reesha
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The quill is first stripped of feathers except at the outer end. The clear part that was inside the bird is removed. It is the dark shaft that is
used. then it is soaked for days or weeks in olive oil. Then the shape is refined. Now it is flexible, not brittle, and it does not break and it lasts
for many years. It is like leather. Not like a fingernail.
For more information do a search for eagle feather risha on this forum. It has been thoroughly discussed.
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Thanks Jody, but i'm not looking to use actual eagle feathers. I was just very and happily surprised by the sound and ease of usage of this feather i
found
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But i understand what you want to say. The eagle feathrr reesha wasn't actually the tip of feather anymore once it wad used to play
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Quote: Originally posted by Jody Stecher  | | The quill is first stripped of feathers except at the outer end. The clear part that was inside the bird is removed. It is the dark shaft that is
used. then it is soaked for days or weeks in olive oil. Then the shape is refined. Now it is flexible, not brittle, and it does not break and it lasts
for many years. It is like leather. Not like a fingernail. |
Interesting thank you Jody, I might try this.
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Brian Prunka
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I recently found a large hawk feather, was thinking of trying it.
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