Dear Bill, I can help you to get a good eagle risha of the Iraqi style. Best wishes
Ronny ----- Original Message ----- From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 7:25 PM Subject: eagle feathers > when i visited vermont in the states recently we went > to a place where birds of prey - raptors, they're > called - are cared for if found wounded or sick and > subsequently put on display if their condition is such > that releasing them back into the wild would do more > harm than good. > > there were several eagles in the collection and i > asked in the souvineer shop if they had an eagle > feather for sale so that i might make a risha or > plectrum for my oud - eagles are traditionally > considered to produce the best. > > i was surprised to discover that they are not for sale > - it's a federal offence to sell them in this, or any > other bird sanctuary that is not an american indian > based business. > > ummph ... them tribes got some sharp lawyers down > there in washington. > > - bill > > ===== > "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - > Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by > Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! > Messenger - all new features - even more fun! > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
