courgette - 10-25-2011 at 04:00 AM
***Edited on Sat 29 OCT 2011 11:21 pm***
Hi everybody,
I am getting separated from my old Oud when i was a student. I actually bought a new syrian Oud that match me better.
- Made by Wadi3 el-Ghawi (wadi chahrour/beirut/lebanon).
- year: 1998
i paid it 600USD when i started Oud on 1998. I am waiting for the forum evaluation of the Oud to fix a fair price. Two sound clips are available for
you to judge.
i don't know exactly what types of wood is used on this oud. I believe that its back is made of Walnut. I don't know about the harmonic table wood
type.
I has a beautiful warm sound. You can come to home and try it too!
Shipping is now to be considered.
charlie oud - 10-26-2011 at 06:44 AM
Hi courgette, and welcome to the forum 
Nice looking oud.
Its a long way to Lebanon from the UK, let us know if you change your mind and would ship the oud to another country. You can send me a U2U.
Please, what is the string length, and how is the action? Low?
A sound clip would be nice.
Hope you enjoy the forum !!!!
Luttgutt - 10-26-2011 at 12:02 PM
Hi!
If your oud plays as well as it looks, then I would think it is worth more then 300$...
What do you think guys??
But of course a sound file would help a lot.
courgette - 10-27-2011 at 11:40 AM
Hi guys! and thanks for your honest replies..yes it has a beautiful sound on my opinion.
i will do a small sound clip very soon and post it here so you can judge on its value.
Also, I will consider sending it if it will make somebody happy but i am afraid of the risky shipment since i don"t want the oud to arrive broken,
maybe recommandations about how to send such an instrument would be appreciated, to minimise risks..
so sound file coming very soon
Ararat66 - 10-27-2011 at 11:54 AM
Look forward to the sound btw what is that square patch next to the rosette on the soundboard.
Cheers
Leon
courgette - 10-27-2011 at 03:49 PM
I made a clip on Lissa Faker, it is cut because the file is limited to 1MB. Now you can listen and judge
Attachment: oudsample.mp3 (979kB)
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courgette - 10-27-2011 at 03:50 PM
The patch near the rosette is to attach special microphone to the oud 
courgette - 10-28-2011 at 05:46 AM
no comments?
charlie oud - 10-29-2011 at 07:39 AM
Thanks Courgette, sweet sound but a little unclear which I assume is the recording, not your playing, why not try another, a simple taqsim will do.
Nice playing and can hear some quality in the oud.
courgette - 10-29-2011 at 09:49 AM
ok Charlie thanks for your opinion i will do it very soon
courgette - 10-29-2011 at 01:15 PM
I made a Takssim on Rast Do, it is cut and a little bit reduced in quality to fit the 1MB limited size. I am now waiting for your opinions guys 
Attachment: Takssim RDO.mp3 (1001kB)
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charlie oud - 10-30-2011 at 12:21 PM
Very nice Courgette, thank you. I like this oud. Please can you email me the following information 1) string length 2) Is the action good, I mean nice
and low. 3) Would you consider shipping to the UK ?. I am looking to buy another oud and am considering many which are available so have not made any
decision. My email address is charliestokes44@live.co.uk Hope to hear from you.
courgette - 10-30-2011 at 12:21 PM
the file has been downloaded 20 times..I am waiting for more opinions guys! thx!
charlie oud - 10-30-2011 at 12:36 PM
I just gave you a reply, maybe you were posting at the same time as me. Lovely oud, I am interested see above.
charlie oud - 10-30-2011 at 12:38 PM
Also please. How wide is the soundboard at its widest point?. Thanks.
courgette - 11-4-2011 at 02:30 PM
Hi again guys,
additional informations
1- How wide is the soundboard at its widest point? 32 cm
2- string length: 64 cm
3- Is the action good, I mean nice and low: what do you mean?
bulerias1981 - 11-5-2011 at 10:06 AM
Are you still selling this oud? I have a friend going to Lebanon, he could bring it back here.
charlie oud - 11-6-2011 at 11:22 AM
'action' means the hieght of the strings above the finger board, this is one the main features of 'playability' which means how comfortable it is to
play the oud.
fernandraynaud - 11-6-2011 at 10:46 PM
The action is normally measured as the string clearance above the fingerboard at the neck/body junction. It is typically 2-5 mm, 2 being quite low,
and 5 being, well, pretty bloody high.
The string length is measured from the inner edge of the nut to the inner edge of the bridge. 640 mm seems maybe a bit long?