Husam Kh - 2-13-2010 at 12:42 PM
Finished on 01/02/2010 by Abu El Alaa.
I have just taken some photos of it.
I will add a video link soon,
Hoping you will like it
Regards,
Husam
Kelly - 2-13-2010 at 02:28 PM
Greetings Hosam
Beautiful looking oud. Is it a cedar top? what sort of finish does it have on the bowl? Can't wait to hear what it sounds like.
Play in good health
michoud - 2-13-2010 at 03:18 PM
Mabruk Hosam!!
beautifull oud!!
alf mabrook
sameh.d - 2-13-2010 at 10:00 PM
great oud bro.
sure you'll enjoy playing it
amir_s - 2-14-2010 at 06:46 AM
Husam,
play it with good health
great Oud :-)
-Amir
damascene_oud - 2-14-2010 at 03:50 PM
Alf Mabrouk Hussam...very nice oud.
The curved end of the bowel is pretty much following the Nahhat style which is quite unique.
Until i have seen your oud i hadn't seen anyone making the curved end of the bowel like the Nahhat's.
What kind of wood used in it?
congratulations and play it with joy.
Anxiously waiting to hear the sound now 
Danielo - 2-15-2010 at 11:36 AM
Great looking oud congratulations!
indeed Abu Alla's oud have a very very Nahatesque look... this is cool
Dan
Thanks everyone + some specifications
Husam Kh - 2-18-2010 at 08:15 AM
Thanks a lot guys 
Here are some specifications:
Wood:
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bowl: american walnut
soundboard: cedar
neck: american walnut, maple inlay
rosettes: maple
Sizes:
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bowl length: 53 cm
bowl depth: 21 cm
bowl width: 35 cm
neck length: 20.3 cm
string length: 61 cm
I will post a video ASAP 
Thanks again,
Husam
shareen - 2-18-2010 at 04:50 PM
Wow, my friend Abu Ala is getting better and better. I have one of his and out of the many ouds I have including 2 Nahats, his is right up there with
the best. Play in good health. Did you order it and pick it up at his house? 
Husam Kh - 3-2-2010 at 02:11 PM
Hello,
The last oud lesson was the first one with the new oud
Sameer Makhoul, my Oud teacher had this 6 minute Taqseem during the lesson. Sorry for the low recording quality, i have taken it using my
cellphone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBGORzn_PgI
Shareen, I have seen this oud in one of my visits to Abu el Alaa but it was still in the making, only the bowl was constructed.
I told him then that i will visit him again when its done to see how it came out 
Hope you like the video,
Husam
sabbassi - 3-3-2010 at 04:21 AM
beautiful piece of art. congrats...
Ararat66 - 3-3-2010 at 07:41 AM
Wow
I just love mr Makhoul's playing - it is nice to know how good your oud can sound you are lucky to have him as your teacher>
Congratulations - enjoy it
Leon
paulO - 3-3-2010 at 10:18 AM
Hey man, your teacher's a lefty ! The oud sounds great, it already sounds un-constricted in the mids and highs -- and nice and growl-y in the bass --
cell phone mic non-withstanding ! Makhoul's playing is wonderful. Congratulations, you got two winners -- the oud and the teacher.
Regards..PaulO
ilnokaly - 3-3-2010 at 12:49 PM
woow wonderfull oud !!
from where you bought it ?
i play exacltly like you !!! because im left handed and my oud is for right handed
i found this way is more easy for playing than the traditional one ;|)
alfaraby - 3-4-2010 at 08:36 AM
This is really a masterpiece of Abu Alaa. The soundboard is made of ancient cedar and the bowl is a beauty. I liked the rosettes as well ! Mabrouk
Hosam Bek !!
BUT :
With all due respect to Samir Makhoul & his playing, (& I do respect & like the man & his playing) I think he didn't do any good to
this particular oud. He has rather "suppressed" the oud (well, kind of) by playing this close to the bridge. Once the player plays much more closer
to the big rosette, the oud would sound much more deeper & delicate, if I may say so, even much more sensitive to the slightest touch .
Well, I am not pretty sure, but thought I'd share my thought with you .
Do you think otherwise ? Does anyone agree with me ?
Yours in deed
Alfaraby
suz_i_dil - 3-4-2010 at 08:58 AM
I totally agree with you on this point Al Faraby.
I noticed this point while playing on a turkish oud, I felt something was missing in my sounding, regarding to records I listen of turkish players,
and noticed many turkish player play closer to the bridge.
Indeed I find the sound much more "round" while playing closer to the big rosette.
Then it's a matter of taste, but I feel a large difference between both positions.
Husam Kh - 3-4-2010 at 01:52 PM
Hey Guys,
Thanks for your nice comments, I am happy you like the oud, the sound and the player 
Dear alfaraby,
I appreciate your opinion I cannot be totally decisive about it but I will
discuss it with Sameer next lesson.
Dear paulO/ilnokaly,
indeed, Sameer is left handed and he plays with a right hand string setup.
he also plays with a left hand setup but he says that he reaches a higher level of self expression this way.
Regards and Thanks again,
Husam
Ararat66 - 3-5-2010 at 01:04 AM
I know what you mean about playing near the bridge but he has a particular sound he gets which I don't necessarily think that's a deficiency (I myself
play away from the bridge closer to the sound hole), I love he sound he gets the dryness - not my way but I want there to be differences - and his
playing is no less emotional for it imhi.
I'd love to know what Samer says about this if you get chance to ask.
Leon
ilnokaly - 3-6-2010 at 01:28 PM
yeaa totaly agree near the bridge " cold and flat sound " and near the rosette "hot and deep sound"
it depends on the mood of the player as well as what he wants to say (WITH THE
OUD)
but i have a question that wasnt answered from the beg : WHO IS ABOU ALAA ? and where does he live ?
address of workshop ? , coz i might order a ouddd from himmmm
thanx
Husam Kh - 3-7-2010 at 10:53 AM
Dear ilnoklay
Sorry
here is some information about Abu El Alaa:
Abu El Alla ( أبو العلاء ), a famous oud maker from Baka Al Garbiea (
باقة الغربية ) - Al muthallath ( المثلث )-
southern of Galilee, Israel.
Tel: +972 503092303
Email of his son bashir: bashir.ouds@hotmail.com
for English, i suggest the email...
Hope it goes well,
Husam
ilnokaly - 3-7-2010 at 01:14 PM
thanx husam