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I'd purchase a Hossam tabla 2 years ago and had no problem. Many others I know had successful results.
Hang in there, I'm sure there's a good explanation for the difficulty.
Any questions regarding this topic, please e-mail me privately (I'm the moderator)
I wish to keep this Tribe as a fan-base to honor Hossam, nothing else.
Thanks.

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Hossam is on facebook if your brother wants to try and contact him.

He is also on myspace at www.myspace.com/hossamramzy

In fact he is on tribe as well. people.tribe.net/4a356185-...91b8b458b6

I've had emails from he in January and February.

I know he is preparing to tour Malaysia in May I think it was because he was trying hard to find a sponsor to tour Australia in June.

That's as much as I know.

So here's my experience with Hossam Ramzy drum:
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.