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Dimitris Rapakousios 100% handmade oud

spyros mesogeia - 7-29-2010 at 05:03 PM

Hello my friends,
I would like to inform you that a brand new oud is available in USA for sale.
It's a custom made instrument and is 100% handmade.
The woods are all very aged and the most important thing is that even if it is the string length 58,5 is for both Tunnings.Arab-Greek-Turkish.
The instrument now is tunned on the low tunning.
Details
Soundboard:Aged Canadian Cedar
Bowl:Wenge[extremely good quality].and Greek Wallnut,maple filets[Bassy and worm strong sound]
Fingerboard:Ebony long
Pegs : Pallisander
Rosettes made of Horn
Here is the link
Contact me for details by Pivate mesage
More fotos are comming soon
Best Regards
Spyros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq4m4Nh9CMY

jamann2013 - 7-30-2010 at 08:57 PM

and how much is it in USD?

spyros mesogeia - 7-31-2010 at 07:43 AM

I have send you a private message my friend
Regards to all

jamann2013 - 8-1-2010 at 12:39 AM

yes could you give me more information such as price?
thank you

spyros mesogeia - 8-3-2010 at 05:37 PM

The oud is in Maryland USA guys.Best Regards to all

spyros mesogeia - 8-18-2010 at 07:55 PM

One more video guys,yesterday recorded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRS1BO6DojM

Best Regards to all
Spyros

spyros mesogeia - 9-21-2010 at 06:36 PM

The oud is Sold,thank you Mike and all of you my friends,
Another one will be available in a couple of weeks.
Best Regards to all

dfontowitz - 10-7-2010 at 12:51 PM

will you have an oud soon? please let me know.
thanks,
DF

spyros mesogeia - 10-7-2010 at 01:52 PM

Hello my friend,
a new one will be available in a couple of days maximum a week,it's on the way now....
Send me private message or e-mail for more details.
Warmest Regards
Spyros Koliavasilis

sloppyjack593 - 10-9-2010 at 09:33 AM

can you not just publicly declare the price?

spyros mesogeia - 10-9-2010 at 01:15 PM

Hello my friend,Unfortunatelly this is not my policy,If somebody wants more details I can always send by e-mail.
The reason is not that is a ''secret'',but that depends on the daily price between Euros and Dollars.
Warmest Regards
Dr.Spyros Koliavasilis

spyros mesogeia - 10-9-2010 at 01:20 PM

And ofcourse you can always come see it and play it if you are really interested.
You see... I just select very high fidelity-quality instruments,and I sell them on the prices of the Luthier.No extra cost,and on that case because the instruments are 100% custom and handmade,with the highest quality possible matterials,the prices are diferent,but for sure the quality is quaranteed,and all the instruments that I have sale to other musicians,and students are for a lifetime.
That is why each time is only ONE instrument for sale.

spyros mesogeia - 10-11-2010 at 06:29 PM

The oud is available for sale,and a very good soft case is included.
It's exactly the same model with the one in the pictures and is tunned in c g D A G D from trebles to bass,it is with pyramid luth strings and it has strong and worm sound.The sound is equal on the free strings and on the pressed finger positions,and the instrument is really equilibrated on the sound.The action is very low and it has a worm and mellow glisando that I was really impressed.
I asure you that it's one of the most beautifull instruments I ever played.You can also play it and see it if you wish.
Warmest Regards to all :wavey:

Spyros

spyros mesogeia - 10-31-2010 at 06:51 PM

The oud is sold,
I wanna thank all the friends that they were interested and I also wanna thank this wonderful forum.
Mike thank you for this amazing web forum.
Warmest Regards to all of you
Spyros Koliavasilis

spyros mesogeia - 12-8-2010 at 07:48 AM

Hello Guys,
One more oud Made by Dimitris Rapakousios just arrived,
wonderful sound and great craftmanship.
Contact me for details.
Warmest Regards :wavey:

spyros mesogeia - 12-19-2010 at 10:28 AM

The oud is sold,
Thank you very much for your mails and your friendship.
Another one will be available in a couple of weeks.
Merry Christmas to all of you dear friends
:wavey:

spyros mesogeia - 1-2-2011 at 01:32 PM

Happy New Year to all my friends,
All the best for you and your beloved ones,Peace All Over The World
Warmest Regards
Spyros Koliavasilis

spyros mesogeia - 1-16-2011 at 09:58 PM

Hello my friends,
Another oud is available for sale,
The oud is in High tunning.
amazing sound and excellent craftmanship as always..
Warmest Regards to all
Spyros

Terry Sleeper - 1-17-2011 at 12:40 PM

Quote: Originally posted by sloppyjack593

can you not just publicly declare the price?

I am inclined to sympathise with this point of view.

It is the one recurring aspect of these forums which leaves me feeling uneasy. It's rather like reading a job ad in the newspaper that says "competitive salary" or "salary negotiable". What's the pay, John?!

IMHO a vendor ought to state the price of his goods openly.

End of sermon.

Jason - 1-17-2011 at 08:38 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Terry Sleeper

Quote: Originally posted by sloppyjack593

can you not just publicly declare the price?

It's kind of a cultural thing with some people but with spyro his price fluctuates based on currency conversion. Doing business on these forums can be a little frustrating because you have people from many different cultures.

Some people post extremely high prices with the idea that bargaining is part of making a purchase and they do not expect a buyer to accept the listed price. Others will post a fair price but get many requests from people asking for a significant discount because the buyer expects to negotiate. It would be helpful if sellers posted "firm" or "negotiable" but that has never really caught on here.

spyros mesogeia - 1-27-2011 at 03:53 PM

here are the pictures of the two new ones,
they are both for High Tunning,and they are brand new.
Warmest Regards to all

spyros mesogeia - 1-27-2011 at 04:10 PM

the one on the left is a 57 cm womans oud,the instrument has a worm and powerfull sound
the one on the right is a 58,5 cm normal oud.
amazing craftmanship and sound

anonymous - 1-27-2011 at 09:13 PM

Quote: Originally posted by spyros mesogeia

The oud is sold,
I wanna thank all the friends that they were interested and I also wanna thank this wonderful forum.
Mike thank you for this amazing web forum.
Warmest Regards to all of you
Spyros Koliavasilis

Hi Spyros,

Excuse me for being anonymous but I don't want anyone to know who I am. I've been following your threads very closely because I was interested in buying one of you ouds. I'm very troubled by this last post of a new oud for sale.

It seems that you sold the first oud and then another oud after that. Now you have two more new ouds for sale. When I examine the last oud on the right and compare it to the first oud that you "sold." I notice that they look exactly the same.

I magnified all the pictures and noticed the discolorations on the rosettes are exactly the same and in the same spot. The grains on the sound board are exact. The grains and patterns on the bowl are also exact. So the last "new" oud that you are selling is the same as the first oud that you have claimed to sell. So something is wrong.

You are trying to look like you sell many ouds quickly.

Do you have an explanation for this? Also if you are worried about price fluctuations as Jason said, why don't you declare your price in euros so we know what the fixed price is.?

spyros mesogeia - 1-28-2011 at 05:36 AM

Dear Anonymous friend… I am extremely impressed that you went to all these troubles to examine the ouds that I sell. That means that you are a serious buyer. And I do appreciate your concern. I live in Washington DC and I always invite people to come and see, check my ouds. I am in business too many years, with an extremely good reputation that I will never jeopardize for anyone and anything. If you like to come and see my ouds, up close, play them and check if I sell the same ouds over and over , the only thing that you can do is to get in an aeroplane(if far) or take your car( if close) and come and see them.
As far prices and currency exchange, as a seller I do have my policies and I stick to them. For further discussions and if you really want to buy an oud, as you are saying, please contact me personally.
Thank you

Dr.Spyros Koliavasilis

p.s: And something else: I do not sale as”anonymous” and I do not comment on anything or anybody as”anonymous”.

anonymous - 1-28-2011 at 01:18 PM

Quote: Originally posted by spyros mesogeia

I am in business too many years, with an extremely good reputation that I will never jeopardize for anyone and anything.

Dear Dr. Spyros

It's not a good reputation to make believe that you sold a oud and then trying to sell it again. If your trying to lie about selling and getting new ouds, then its not smart to photograph the same oud twice in the same thread. A good reputation doesn't come from your own words. They come from your customers. Where are your happy customers and how come they don't recommend you?

PS Doctor of what?

spyros mesogeia - 1-28-2011 at 04:46 PM

Everybody is entitled to their opinion. You can believe whatever you want and I am going to continue to do what I feel is the best for me and for my clients. I am stoping this thread right here , because I do have more serious stuff to do than paying attention to people that they don't even have the guts to come and face me with the real name. The people that they know me, they respect me and the others that are ..."no ones", I don't care about. If you want to tell me something , use your real name and also proves that you came to me and I tricked you or I lied to you, personnaly. I am in this forum for more than 10 years and I don't need to prove anything to anybody. people know me. Please if you don't want to do bussiness or deal with me, do not get involve in my conversations or my topics.

Dr. Spyros Koliavasilis/Endocrinologist

Greg - 1-29-2011 at 12:33 AM

The anonymity of members on forums such as this can sometimes provide a platform for unpleasantness, without consequence for the person or persons creating it.
In this case, it is apparent that the user calling himself (or herself) 'anonymous' is a member of these forums under another name and has registered under this name for the sole purpose of pursuing one issue.

(please be aware that total anonymity is never possible as the forum software stores the IP addresses of all posters.)

'Anonymous' may or may not have a valid point, but the initial query has been addressed by the 'targeted' member.
If this response is not considered adequate by 'anonymous' I suggest he or she take the matter up by way of email or U2U. Dr Mesogeia's contact details are all listed in his membership details.

Greg

(At the request of 'anonymous' I have deleted his/her membership - G)

spyros mesogeia - 2-3-2011 at 10:22 AM

The woman's oud is sold,
Thank you Mike and the administrators for this wonderful forum,
The other instrument is available.
Warmest Regards to all