Today I have come across a very old and beautiful piece of wood.: Cocobolo. I couldn't resist it and although it is an expensive wood. so I took it
home and had very good look at it before i started cutting.
it is 115cm cm long 4,5 thick, and 34 cm wide.
Luckily the crack (see picture) stops far away form the safe 70cm needed for the ribs.
for now I have cut only 19 ribs needed of one oud,
The wood is so nice inside with some figures.
Does any one have a picture of a cocobolo oud? or any experience. it would be nice to share.
It is a true rosewood and seems to have very good tonal qualities
SamirCanada - 7-26-2011 at 12:34 PM
Hi Samir,
this will be a beautifull oud. Saad al Tayyar who is a master instrument maker, has built many ouds out of cocobolo. Its a beautifull wood that
produced a very nice sounding oud.
You must be carefull though because its an oily wood so choose wisely which adhesive and finish you will use. Because the natural oils in the wood can
affect them greatly.
cant wait to see it come to life sabbassi - 7-27-2011 at 02:18 AM
Oh yes I have seen his work. Gorgeous ouds. master pieces. we would love to see more from him.
SamirCanada - 7-30-2011 at 04:13 PM
Yallah baa... Eyzeen akhar min el cocobollo habibi
Just a word of encouragement. I am exited to see this oud come to life Aymara - 8-26-2011 at 12:14 PM
You must be carefull though because its an oily wood so choose wisely which adhesive and finish you will use. Because the natural oils in the wood can
affect them greatly.
I bet shellac will be a great choice, or am I wrong? It would definitly look fantastic.sabbassi - 9-23-2011 at 03:49 AM
Hi Chris, Samir
I guess the only way to find out is to make a Cocobolo oud
this piece or cocobolo was found by chance in a big log.
Difficult to work with the swirls though, a rasor sharp planner did the job. because the cocobolo is a bit oily itself, is is a pleasure to work with.
cleaning the joints with naphtha before using the glue is a must.
The left side of the bowl has also some boomatching.
SamirCanada - 9-23-2011 at 04:30 AM
thats gorgeous!
great work ya Samir. the bookmataching of ribs is a really nice touch. dkhoury35 - 9-23-2011 at 07:43 PM
as expected from u samir u produce a fantastic oud i love it keep up the fantastic work
I am staring to think that u produce one of the best ouds around the sound that is comming out of my floating bridge oud is absolutely second to none
what a oud it is becomming sooooooooooo happy with it great work your no 1 ExtreamTarab - 9-23-2011 at 09:29 PM
Great work Samir as usual...keep it up sabbassi - 9-24-2011 at 06:39 AM
Thank you Guys. Thanks Danny I'm happy for you . that's because you deserve it
Finished
sabbassi - 9-24-2011 at 06:51 AM
Strings are up, just finished today
bowl 49,5 X 35,5
European spruce top
Ebony fingerboard
Brasilian rosewood bridge and pickguard (pickguard is rounded by 3 different wood colors )
cocobolo neck
cocoblo\maple pegbox
ebony purflings
soundboard and oud are french polished.
the oud sound very nice, and as always will need some time to grow up.
Mehran - 9-24-2011 at 06:52 AM
Oh my... dkhoury35 - 9-24-2011 at 07:33 AM
SOUND SAMPLE PLEASE SAMIR sabbassi - 9-24-2011 at 07:35 AM
He Danny I surelly will do soon. the sitrings are just about 2 hours on the oud. they need to be tuned.
there is power there Aymara - 9-24-2011 at 08:39 AM
Looks great ... I'm curious how it sounds, too.ExtreamTarab - 9-24-2011 at 12:16 PM
Mashallah Samir, it looks great and sure it sounds good too
I sent you an email, wondering if you saw it...FastForward - 9-24-2011 at 03:47 PM
Great work Samir and a very good looking oud too. sabbassi - 9-25-2011 at 05:49 AM
Thank you guys, I appreciate it very much. I have managed to tune up the oud quickly.
here is a video and sound clip of the oud with the 24 hours.
What a beautiful oud Samir..Your work gets more and more refined with each instrument..The sound is already warm and even.. incredible work..thank you
for sharing your love and passion with us...sabbassi - 9-25-2011 at 11:44 AM
Thank you teslim, You are welcome my friend and I will post more projects in details in the future. I still have many Ideas that I want to do with oud
building, sound, shape, etc..
thanksdkhoury35 - 9-25-2011 at 04:44 PM
absolute work of art this oud sounds amazing great work samir i love it i think im in love with the sound of this oudbulerias1981 - 9-25-2011 at 10:40 PM
congradulations Sabbassi on your lovely oud. We look forward to seeing more of your work as always.alan_mardan - 10-5-2011 at 05:39 PM
Samir, i'm not surprised anymore with your art since i received my repaired oud from you this summer. you always strive for better quality and
beauty.
I haven't been able yet to announce my repaired oud by you due to my limited time with uni work. but soon a review will be out about the reborn oud
dream by you.
cheers
Alansabbassi - 10-6-2011 at 10:04 AM
Thank you Bulerias, Danny.
He Alan, Thank you my friend. busy as always SamirCanada - 10-6-2011 at 10:27 AM
How was the experience of working with Cocobollo? would you use it again?Aymara - 10-7-2011 at 08:59 AM
Interesting question. From the look and sound, the answer is definitely yes, isn't it? But the question is, is it much harder to work with in the
building process?Matthias - 10-8-2011 at 08:55 AM
How was the experience of working with Cocobollo? would you use it again?
Hello,
as I know cocobolo is verry poisony, same as Wenge. Would be very carfully while sanding it.
Matthiasdubai244 - 10-8-2011 at 09:27 AM
Hi Samir
Very beautiful oud
Check u2u
Thankssabbassi - 10-8-2011 at 10:46 AM
Hi Guys,
Because of the oily nature of the cocobolo, it is very smooth ans crisp when planing the ribs, even the very cruly ones.
Bending is also not a big issue. but glueing the ribs together must be done with lot of care, cleaning and using alcohol and longer curing time.
But exactly as Matthias said, it is poisonous wood, but smell very nice. I always use dust mask with any kind of wood anyway. But the cocobolo without
a dusk must can give nose and skin irritations.
I will definetely will still work with cocobolo (I still have enouph for 5 ouds I think) as it is one of most beautiful woods around.'
This oud is now new and will be very crisp in a while and the cocobolo will show its capability as an accoustic wood for music instruments.
the OUd is on the way to Italy
piano boards
sabbassi - 10-8-2011 at 11:22 AM
yesterday, I've got 4 very old piano boards form the village piano dealer. What a gentelmen.
these are old german spruce tops.
form all this big board, I was able to get only 4 tops for ouds. and lot of braces.
I also just finished a new oud:
IND rosewood and Brasilian ironwood with spruce top.
I will put the strings and the pegs tomorrow or sometimes next week.
SamirCanada - 10-8-2011 at 02:52 PM
Dude you're a machine !!
That's a very nice looking oud man. Also good to know about the cocobolo.
