Floating Bridge Oud in Germany! Please help

Hi guys,
I am looking for a decent floating bridge Oud in Germany, but it seemed that finding a good Oud here is not that easy. Funny though I grew up in Baghdad, went to Baghdad College High School where Muhammed Fadhel's shop was only 1 mile away!!! But never bothered to even consider the instrument back then... Played as a guitarist together with Omar Bashir on more than one occasion, and now 'stuck' here desperately trying to find something good in europe.

I am a guitarist and more into flamenco with iraqi flavor, however i am hooked up on Oud lately and looking forward to find a good one here around 1000$.
I fully appreciate your help guys, and thank you in advance for your support.

Peace, joy, music,
Beshar

Quote: Originally posted by MatthewW

hello Beshar- try contacting Matthias Wagner in Germany, he is an excellent oud maker and source of info. good luck- [url]http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=11795#pid80451

Quote: Originally posted by MatthewW

Beshar- you may need to look to France or Istanbul! there is a very good oud maker in UK, Michael Moussa- good prices too. maybe he can ship one to you- http://www.magicstrings.co.uk/lutes.htm here is adel playing one of Michael's ouds- [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aqDN6uZmiA&feature=related

Hi Beshar,

there is one on ebay that does not look too bad.
Maybe you are near enough to Nürnberg to try it.

EagleOud

Good luck,

Marcus

Quote: Originally posted by suz_i_dil

Hi Beshar As soon as I will come back to France, I will put my Fadi Matta floater for sale. It should be next may, and I will be located in south west of France. For more information for this oud: http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=9726#pid648... Regards

Quote: Originally posted by Marcus

Hi Beshar, there is one on ebay that does not look too bad. Maybe you are near enough to Nürnberg to try it. EagleOud Good luck, Marcus

Ohh! Marcus, I spent months checking Ebay without any luck, this one looks great but the "buy now" price is a bit over my current budget. Is it your Oud? I live in Berlin
Thanks you for posting this

Hi Beshar,
no, it`s not mine. I`m a fixed bridge ouds enthusiast.

Did you see the other oud from the same seller?

Greet`s Marcus

Quote: Originally posted by Marcus

Hi Beshar, no, it`s not mine. I`m a fixed bridge ouds enthusiast. Did you see the other oud from the same seller? Greet`s Marcus

I have seen both ouds, well the first one has a crack i understood right? And on the back side it is written in Arabic "Omar AL Abdallat" the name of a Jordanian folk singer!!! It made me wonder where did that Oud come from!?
As for the second Oud it is as well written in Arabic:
"Excelent Iraqi Oud"
"Mohammad Fadhel Al Hussain and Sons"
"Baghdad-Karrada"

Not to be confused with the real Mohammad Fadhel and Sons where he had his shop in Baghdad-Adhamiyya! So I am a b it skeptical... What do You make of all this Marcus? Although the prices are tempting

Hi Beshar,
hmmm, kinda strange to write"excelent Iraki oud"on the label

Shurely its not a Mohamad Fadel,but as far as I know his son(s) run the business now.

Better we post the link here and let one of the oudies in the forum with more knowledge about it judge the oud.
Fake or not?

Best regards,

Marcus

Quote: Originally posted by Marcus

Hi Beshar, hmmm, kinda strange to write"excelent Iraki oud"on the label Shurely its not a Mohamad Fadel,but as far as I know his son(s) run the business now. Better we post the link here and let one of the oudies in the forum with more knowledge about it judge the oud. Fake or not? Best regards, Marcus

Marhaba Beshar,

By narrowing the search in one category "floating Bridge" you just make it much easer to help you..

within this price range I would check:

1. Ahmed Abdul Jalil from Kuwait, his floating bridge ouds are just unbelievable. In Arabic we have a phrase ''السهل الممتنع " which is something like apparent ease or inimitable simplicity it the translation is right. Ahmed instruments are new breed I think, it's like an Iraqi oud in affair with Turkish one

ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2imJWVu9KI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMI_cbgrnXc&feature=related

2. Hussain Sabsaby from Syria.. "Continuity" is the name of the game for this luthier! no matter if it's his first production oud or number 1000. the same clear & crisp sound is guaranteed.

ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi7vHG16qy4&feature=plcp&con...

3. Azad Omar, Iraqi who lives in Netherlands .. I wont talk to much about this guy instrument, just close your eyes my fellow-citizen and listing to the melodies of Abu Nawas St. and Al-Nahar road at lazy afternoon. Unfortunately he is not very focus on oud making business, it seams like hobby for him.

ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ZKx5NDfKM
......

Last time I checked Oud's shipping fee from Iraq was $600 with no safety guaranteed.

Wish you all the luck

Quote: Originally posted by 8MCHE

Marhaba Beshar, By narrowing the search in one category "floating Bridge" you just make it much easer to help you.. within this price range I would check: 1. Ahmed Abdul Jalil from Kuwait, his floating bridge ouds are just unbelievable. In Arabic we have a phrase ''السهل الممتنع " which is something like apparent ease or inimitable simplicity it the translation is right. Ahmed instruments are new breed I think, it's like an Iraqi oud in affair with Turkish one ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2imJWVu9KI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMI_cbgrnXc&feature=related 2. Hussain Sabsaby from Syria.. "Continuity" is the name of the game for this luthier! no matter if it's his first production oud or number 1000. the same clear & crisp sound is guaranteed. ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi7vHG16qy4&feature=plcp&con... 3. Azad Omar, Iraqi who lives in Netherlands .. I wont talk to much about this guy instrument, just close your eyes my fellow-citizen and listing to the melodies of Abu Nawas St. and Al-Nahar road at lazy afternoon. Unfortunately he is not very focus on oud making business, it seams like hobby for him. ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ZKx5NDfKM ...... Last time I checked Oud's shipping fee from Iraq was $600 with no safety guaranteed. Wish you all the luck

Glad that you found this helpful .. The bat shape pick guard is indeed Monshid's trademark, but the Oud above has nothing to do with Mr.Monshid work. Unfortunately, I believe this is a price he has to pay for choosing to produce in wide variety of styles and not to stick to one personal "identification' shape. to make my point clearer please check the link below and tell what do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=uo0Fwo6YGHA&am...

Ahmed Abdul Jalil Mobile: +965 66634066 .. Email addresses: vwxyz70@hotmail.com / vwxyz8080@hotmail.com
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Hussain Sabsaby Ouds are great choice, however they are not everyone cup of tea!! due to their '' metal-ly" sharp sound feel or maybe it's just me being over sensitive

keep us updated please

Quote: Originally posted by DORADO

Hello everybody, I need to clarify the situation!!If you remember i am the guy who bought the unplayable oud to munir bashir foundation made by omar azad.Since that time a freind of mine call omar azad and then he asked me to send him back the oud and that's what i've done.He decided to send me a NEW oud he made for khalid mohamed ali because he knew that i had too much trouble with this story.He was very comprehensive and kind with me. Mr Beshar Al Azzawi ,please,before telling on this forum that i am trying to sell the unplayable oud,you need to know what are you talking about.I sent to you private mail to explain to you that.I was very upset when i read this thread .I join some pictures of the new oud which is a good instrument and i thank a lot Mr Azad for resolving my situation and i wanted to sell it for personnal reason.I also wanted a fixed bridge but i think i will keep mine and continue to learn to play. Thanks to all,and Fadel and the others thanks for posting video for beginners and others Barak allahou fikum

Thanks Omar,
great to hear from you here and thanks for your offer. However, I ordered my Oud and it should be here soon. I will post pics and details within the coming 14 days or so

cheers to you and Baghdad College

Thanks, and yes indeed I like Sabsaby's work, as for the tone we will see

Cheers,
Beshar

Quote: Originally posted by Beshar Hussam AL Azzawi

Thanks, and yes indeed I like Sabsaby's work, as for the tone we will see Cheers, Beshar

Ok guys,
I got the Oud safe and sound! It sounds, and smells like heaven!
Thanks to Huosain Sabsaby, he was great all the way through the process of building and delivering this masterpiece.
I will post a preview and maybe sound sample soon.

Cheers,
Beshar

Here is the preview and a simple audio clip