Giorgioud - 7-15-2012 at 01:43 PM
Have you ever seen such a kind of oud as the one used by this Nubian singer/oudist? It appears it has the oud's body and neck, with pick-up and volume
and tone controls, with painted-on frets, guitar-like machine-heads and the courses are, like the bouzouki, one normal string and one an octave
higher: cool or what? http://youtu.be/7NcDu1obtGI
fernandraynaud - 7-15-2012 at 02:50 PM
It just looks like another personal contraption, an electrified oud of the rural variety. Country folk are resourceful.
Giorgioud - 7-15-2012 at 11:50 PM
They sure are, Fernand. That oud's very ingenious, it should be patented and put into the market. I am sure many first-time oudists will be attracted
by its guitar-like characteristics, while more experienced oudists will find it a pleasant diversion from the oud, but still retaining the fundamental
characters of it.
The singer/oudist is called Hassan Holandah, by the way.........