charlie oud - 10-11-2010 at 03:14 AM
http://www.fathy-ameen.com/about_en.html
Dear members, 
I am wondering if any of you are familiar with ouds made by Saeed Amin who I believe is Fathy's son and now makes ouds in place of his father. His
prices are reasonable and I've heard a few of his or Fathy's ouds on you tube but have never tried one myself. The above link has an impressive
display of available models and I would welcome your views. Thank you.
Hatem_Afandi - 10-11-2010 at 09:53 AM
Hello Charlie,
Fathi Amin is a well-know Egyptian luthier who makes top quality ouds. His son Sayyed also builds excellent instruments. Their ouds have that
“typical Egyptian” sound.
At a certain point, I did own A Fathi Amin Sycamore oud and a Sayyed Fathi Amin Wenge one. Both were excellent instruments. Based on my personal
experience, I believe that Sayyed Fathi Amin builds nicer instruments than his father.
Good luck,
Hatem
charlie oud - 10-12-2010 at 04:22 AM
Thank you Hatem for your views. Nice to know that son does as well as dad or even better. I have a soft spot for the "typical Egyptian" sound. My
Sukar is lovely but falls short of Egyptian flavour.