Hi all...
if you had a choice between the two, which would you choose? In terms of sound quality, build quality etc....
Best Regards
Uthman
if you had a choice between the two, which would you choose? In terms of sound quality, build quality etc....
Best Regards
Uthman
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 2:20 PMCan o worms is open now.....
You can`t go wrong with either of those.....Price and availability are governing factors for most folks.....I think Hossam has a long waiting list for drums.......Not sure though......Eric will have the scoop on that........
I have a Souhail and love the thing......
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 3:48 PMI haven't tried a souhail kaspar drum but I can tell you about my personnal experience with the Hossam Ramzy one. I ordered one from him in 2006 it took about 2-3 month to arrive. I was so excited opening the box, to find that a big chunk of the inlay was broken off. It wasn't packed appropriately. It wasn't well tuned although hossam promised to tuned it himself before shipping (the teks sounded with different pitch around the circumference of the head), and the bearing edge had uneven thickness all around. After a long debate with Hossam via email, he agreed to take it back. I had to pay around $550 for the drum (including shipping). He refunded me what I payed him initially, but I had to pay about $100 to ship it back to him (which weren't refunded). I love Hossam's drumming; however, based on my frustrating experience (which might be a bad luck only) I do not recommend a Ramzy drum. -
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Tue, March 18, 2008 - 3:50 PMOh by the way, where do you get a Shouhail Caspar drum, do you just contact him directly? Thanks -
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Tue, March 18, 2008 - 4:25 PMJust contact him directly, thanks for your comments...
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 4:25 PMjust contact him directly -
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 5:02 PMI do not own either but I have played the Souhail drum and it sounds as elegant as it looks.
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Tue, March 18, 2008 - 5:03 PMWhich is a better automobile? A Mercedes Benz, a BMW, a Rolls Royce or a Shelby Cobra?
Call me weird, but I'd take the Shelby Cobra. It's the same with these drums. The one that feels best in your hands will perform the best. Quality wise they're both good............ But then I'm the guy that would take the Shelby Cobra over the Rools, Benz or Beamer. :) -
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Tue, March 18, 2008 - 11:26 PMI heard Ignatious refer to Hossam`s as a Ferrari somewhere....
So I guess Souhail`s can be the Porsche......And Kevork`s a Lamborghini.....
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 1:42 PMMcLaren?! Pffft. Whatever. -
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 3:24 PMI thought he meant Malcolm McLaren.
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 4:59 PMHey, Elissa, check 'em out. I for one can see you tooling to your gigs in a McLaren, just like George Harrison. We're talking instant respect. www.chem.ucla.edu/~na/mclaren.html -
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 5:53 PMElissa drives a mini-van with bumper stickers that say: "My other car is a Mclaren F1" and "My dumbek is on the honor roll at such and such High School"... however, Elissa just usually arrives at gigs in a limo. I think she works for the government, and now you know how your tax dollars are spent ($400 hammers anyone?).
That Mclaren F1 looks awesome!
I'm so going to pay for this...
;P
As far as one master's drum vs. another, who cares? They are both awesome drums. However, I'm not gonna spend $500 on a dumbek ($350 + $150 shipping), especially sight unseen (so I'd buy a Souhail before I'd buy a Hossam). But despite "names" and "branding" and other erroneous hoopla, I'll just stick with GeF's. Ferrari's and Lambo's break down just like my Dodge POS. However, I can afford to have my Dodge POS fixed or buy a new one. Names on a drum don't impress me; only the drum does. I've seen $100 Alexandrias that sound better than some of the high-end stuff. My two cents.
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 11:32 PMPharos has a tiny sticker on his bicycle that says "My other ride is a Dodge POS."
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Thu, April 10, 2008 - 11:09 AMRe: "Names on a drum don't impress me.."
I agree, I prefer to play my Hossam drum more than any other, and I have many drums.
I don't care if my drum was made by Ronald McDonald, it's the best tabla I've EVER played.
I used my Gef in a rehearsal recently and was wishing I had the Hossam instead.
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Wed, March 19, 2008 - 8:06 AMHow about Ferraris or Lambos? That new Aston Martin looks quite tempting to me...
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Wed, March 19, 2008 - 1:29 PMHow can people that have such good technique on the drum have such bad kung fu when it comes to packaging?
Souhail's drum was only just adequately packed. Nileshop didn't bother with padding... The best packing award goes to Ms Raquy, so far!
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Wed, March 19, 2008 - 2:23 PMI think it's a matter of knowing what it's like to *not* have instant access to any drum - knowing that *this* drum, *every* drum going out, is someone's *special* drum, the very best one s/he could afford, the one their hopes and dreams are pinned on.
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Wed, March 19, 2008 - 6:49 PMI dunno....
I ordered two Tablas from Hossam, one for me and one for my friend. They were packed so carefully with bubble-wrap that they could have fallen off of a building and would have been fine. My Tabla is perfect, it's not busted, not chipped, and sounds awesome. So is my friend's.
I'd also received two Riqs from him over time, both carefully packed.
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Wed, March 19, 2008 - 9:51 PMCan he get the good Riq? -
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Sat, April 5, 2008 - 11:44 AMI just ordered a Souhail drum, so I'll tell you all how it turns out. He's coming here to NC in 2 weeks so I'll get to talk to him about it then as well:
halobellydance.com/souhail_show.html
halobellydance.com/souhail.html
Cheers,
John
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Tue, April 8, 2008 - 6:05 PMI agree. I have a Raquy signature series drum. I love it. It's a GeF. It Raks. It was packed as if it were a Faberge' egg. And, you can actually call Raquy and discuss your purchase and stuff. Total customer satisfaction. -
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 6:33 PMThis is MY actual "dream car". (it's actually more attainable than other folks fantasy car)
Imagine it in black with a brown leather interior (custom obviously) and a killer sound system. 327 with a 4 speed. Nothing fancy, just real slick. :)
www.jeffhight.com/corvette.cfm
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 7:13 PMThat`s hot Jeffrey!
I`d like a 1973 Buick Rivera boat tail....while we`re on the subject of cars.... -
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 2:52 AMyour draggin' me into this ya know...
my all time true love - i've had 3 of 'em: Volvo 122 station wagons!
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Re: Souhail Casper Signature Drum VS Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 8:29 AMDavid, totally true story:
A few years back there was this TV commercial of a Volvo station wagon tooling down a country lane, and it pulls into this huge circular drive in front of a 50-some-odd room mansion, right behind a Ferrari 250. The announcer says:
"Until Ferrari makes a station wagon, there's Volvo."
*smiles*
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