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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 2005/04

From: Sameer Al-Abdullah <simsim29@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Duduk et al.
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 11:23:47 -0400

I once ran across a website for Loree oboes that seemed to be the
closest to being an official site for Loree in the US. It belonged to
a guy who sells Loree oboes in the US and was an official dealer i
think. NOT Nora Post as she sells other brands as well. Maybe i can
dig it up sometime.....

ciao

Sameer

On Apr 4, 2005 12:11 PM, Dennis Thiel <dathiel@-----.au> wrote:
> No, it is not just you Sameer ... it was off at the time I found the
> reference yesterday and announced it.
>
> Like the bird in Janie's QOD, have faith that it will soon be on line
> once more.
>
> Dennis.
>
> Sameer Al-Abdullah wrote:
>
> >That www.Loree-paris.com site is not working.....or is just me???
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Apr 4, 2005 2:48 AM, PhilFrei@-----.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi -
> >>
> >>Thanks for the Loree site. When I Googled Loree and Paris, I got over a
> >>thousand hits and the Loree site wasn't on the first half dozen pages.
> >>
> >>The site where I got the Duduk "How to..." book follows:
> >>
> >>http://www.arpmusic.com/arpshop/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=251&category_id=
> >>
> >>They seem like a decent group. The prices are what they are, no shipping or
> >>handling. I think they have all the instruments listed in the last couple days'
> >>emails, but I couldn't vouch for the quality, though they do seem reputable.
> >>I don't know if they are the best prices.
> >>
> >>I wonder if the Ney is the same as this Bulgarian flute I heard. I can't
> >>remember what it is called, but it is quite difficult, blown like a bottle with
> >>lots of overblowing involved. It had a really nice timbre. I think it had at
> >>least a few finger-holes, though.
> >>
> >>I have the "Last Temptation..." soundtrack. I probably heard the Duduk there
> >>and wondered what it was. I think it was used on a "Buffy the Vampire" episode
> >>also which caught my ear. I managed to catch the producer on a fan website
> >>and asked him what it was, but he could only identify it as an "Arabic flute." I
> >>think I saw a documentary on the DVD for "Gladiator" where they mentioned
> >>getting Gasparyan to play. Sometime about a month ago, I googled Gasparyan and
> >>discovered his instrument was a double reed.
> >>
> >>There's another film I hear is quite good that uses the Duduk, "Mt. Ararat"
> >>by A. Egoyan. I'm trying to snag a copy from the local library, but it keeps
> >>getting checked out. Am going to have to resort to putting a hold on it. The
> >>performer is younger than Gasparyan, but seems to have an even wider tonal range,
> >>expressively, as well as being of a very high reputation. I checked out one
> >>of his CD's from the library, but his name slips my mind.
> >>
> >>We'll see how the finances are after tax-time, in terms of going through with
> >>a purchase or not.
> >>
> >>- Phil Freihofner
> >>
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