eldad - 5-28-2013 at 06:08 AM
Hello everyone
Has anyone ever built oud bowl made of african Walnut?
Microber - 5-28-2013 at 11:18 AM
I love that wood !
Alfaraby - 5-28-2013 at 12:22 PM
Yes dear !
Master Kamil Mowais of Nazareth has built tens of African walnut ouds . Some were even posted or reported here.
I tried my best to track the photos in my over-stuffed hard disc, but found only these with a sound sample.
Such an oud is extremely beautiful, warm, loud and "convincing" .
Hope this helps.
Yours indeed
Alfaraby
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eldad - 5-28-2013 at 07:45 PM
thanks
me also...
muthada - 5-29-2013 at 12:06 PM
African walnut and mahogany mix.
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=3761&pa...
gkhouri - 5-30-2013 at 05:07 AM
Albert Mansour of Beirut uses it in some of his ouds
verhoevc - 1-1-2014 at 06:59 AM
The wood you posted a picture of looks like Black Limba aka Korina, not african walnut. That said, black limba is often used in guitar building, both
electrics and acoustics. Gibson made it (white limba though... same tree just farther out in the wood from the center) famous in the 70s with the
korina Flying Vs and Explorers.
I've built both electric and acoustics with it and it's great. You can essentially consider it mahogany in terms of tone and workability.
Chris