sylvainbd - 7-27-2013 at 02:31 AM
Hi
This is my new electric oud
Here a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjGWdLnCSE
(INPI registered design N°2018/4968)
- Without its removable bows : 710x130x55mm
- lightweight : 1.9kg
Through a deal with Jean Baptiste Lorin, french guitar maker, I learned to make it.
More details here :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sylent-oud/542363415811963
Alfaraby - 7-27-2013 at 03:25 PM
Putting such bows to an electric thing does not make it an oud, though a nice try !
Good luck
Yours indeed
Alfaraby
sylvainbd - 7-28-2013 at 12:12 AM
The acoustic oud is big and generally fragile. And electric oud are generally with the very large and not flat pegbox !
So that's why i tried to keep the ergonomics, but rethought to travel.
The result is little bit special but sensation are very close.
Of course tuning and strings are exactly the same ...
sylvainbd - 8-2-2013 at 12:26 AM
To travel, bows are removable:
abc123xyz - 8-2-2013 at 06:59 PM
It's very nice looking 
David
Dr. Oud - 8-23-2013 at 07:48 AM
a back pack oud! I like it.
majnuunNavid - 8-23-2013 at 09:08 PM
I would love to hear some sound clips, plugged in and acoustic.
Antoine - 8-25-2013 at 04:21 AM
Hello there,
I am new to this forum and happy to discover it!
Sorry to criticize in this first message but I have to be honest, this is not an Oud! I agree with Alfaraby.
Christian1095 - 9-17-2013 at 12:05 PM
I love the concept... when do you plan to put them into production?
sylvainbd - 9-22-2013 at 10:20 AM
Thank you Christian1095
That is already possible to produce several sylent-oud. The instrument maker who helped me to make this prototype will do the next serie ...
Don't hesitate to ask more questions.
Luttgutt - 9-25-2013 at 12:23 AM
Nice concept and good sound!
I have two questions:
1-What kind of microfone are you using?
2- How much does it cost?
Best luck with your project.
sylvainbd - 9-25-2013 at 11:59 AM
Thank you Luttgutt !
A basic guitar piezo microphone is used for this prototype. We will change to an higher quality for another one.
The price is the same as a handmade guitar in france. This is a handmade produce, not industrial ...
Luttgutt - 9-30-2013 at 02:54 PM
Thank you for your answer.
And how much approximatly are we talking about?
p.s. I have no idea what a hand made guitar costs in France :-)
Plum_Pasha - 9-30-2013 at 04:35 PM
I don't care if it is or isn't an oud — I like it — bravo! I would also like to know ± the price (and cost of shipping to the US, if it i easy to
calculate).
sylvainbd - 10-1-2013 at 10:09 AM
Hello Plum_Pasha and Luttgutt
I send you both a U2U ...
I shared a new video yesterday. Watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaM7qABovic
Christian1095 - 10-1-2013 at 12:47 PM
I would also like to know...
sylvainbd - 10-2-2013 at 06:40 AM
Hello Christian1095
U2U ?!...
Multi Kulti - 10-2-2013 at 01:13 PM
Excuse me...why is the price the big secret ?
sylvainbd - 10-4-2013 at 04:27 AM
Hi Multi Kulti
Not a big secret ! The price is known by people interested. If you are interested you ask me, you will know quickly !...
By the way, i did a pedagogical video one month ago.
This is my "travel mode" with a rockplug and a very small speaker (fixed on the rear bow)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXGR4stYRfo
sylvainbd - 11-22-2013 at 12:46 AM
Hi friends
Here some pictures about travel mode :
[file]29392[/file] [file]29394[/file] [file]29396[/file] [file]29398[/file]
Actually we are thinking about the production method of Sylent-oud. Soon i will announce a new and better public price 
hans - 7-27-2014 at 11:30 PM
I have been thinking about making exactly this for months. I work for klm and the company won't have me runnung around in public with an oud case. Can
you send me the price?
hans - 7-31-2014 at 01:37 AM
Hey! You won't mention the price here, but i u2u'd you a few days ago. I'd like to know the price
sylvainbd - 8-8-2014 at 10:43 AM
Hello Hans
Price is on website. Please click on http://sylentoud.canalblog.com/
Sylent-oud is hand made instrument by a professionnal guitar maker (Jean baptiste Lorin). The price is the same as a good guitar made in france. With
high quality of component, soft case and shipping cost not included, 1590 Eur minimum (customization is possible).
Don't hesitate to ask question for more informations.
Best regards
PS/ i didn't receive u2u ...
sylvainbd - 9-24-2014 at 07:22 AM
Hi Lute
Overpriced ... not sure. An handmade work by a french guitarmaker for this price is not expensive ... It depends if you want a basic or enduring
instrument.
sylvainbd - 5-31-2015 at 04:22 AM
Hello
I am glad to show you picture of another sylent-oud.
Work in progress
[file]35500[/file]
sylvainbd - 6-3-2015 at 04:38 AM
Finished !! 
Soon other nice picture ...
sylvainbd - 7-8-2015 at 07:51 AM
Hi friends
Here some pictures showing the dark side of the oud ! Thank you JB
More details here http://sbd-projets.jimdo.com/sylent-oud/
sylvainbd - 9-6-2016 at 11:46 PM
Hi friends
I just wanted to annouce that i am working a lot on my sylent-oud currently.
Since the early 2016, my guitar maker decided to let me drive this project with another maker. Thank you to him !
This summer i met several times my new collaborater and we hope produce a Version 2 at the latest for december.
We think that this project is workable with a price really much lower than before. We work in this direction.
So patience is the master word
sylvainbd - 12-1-2016 at 10:40 AM
Hi friends
I am not glad to communicate this news 
Currently my sylent-oud maker got administrativ problems. That means this nice project must wait several month again. We want to follow our
collaboration so now the target is max summer 2017 !
Don't hesitate to send me your mail if you want to promptly notified by U2U.
Everything happens to who knows expect !