Alfaraby - 10-9-2013 at 01:37 AM
http://youtu.be/uKsJVojKDnQ
Our fellow member of the forum, Mr. Fadel Mo'atazz, keeps surprising us with his oud-tourism. This time (Sep. 2013) he had a unique interview with Dr.
Cengiz Sarikus in Istanbul, who introduced his rare collection of Turkish, Armenian, Greek & Arabian ouds.
To tell you the truth, I thought I held a record, until I watched this video 
However, it should be noted that some information that the host has given should be carefully checked, especially that Onnik Karibyan( Istanbul based)
had made an oud in the 19th century; while he passed away in 1976 !! Unless Dr. Sarikus was referring to MEGUERDITCHE KARIBYAN, Onnik's older brother,
born and based in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Moreover, Rofan Nahhat oud, as presented towards the end of the clip, is far away from Rofan's ouds we've ever seen. Take a look at the pick-guard and
the bridge. If they were replaced, so the luthier who has done that just don't know about anything about Rofan's, nor the Nahat Bro. ouds ! The
rosettes are not of the same texture, however the mold and shape might be. Sound ? Well, I can't tell, but this is not a Nahhat I can recognize.
Nevertheless, this's one of the greatest collections I have seen or even heard of. I surely shall drop in at Sarikus's place in order to touch, feel,
play and especially smell those masterpieces.
BTW, smell can be another parameter that should be taken into consideration while checking an antique oud. The aroma of an antique oud is
recognizable and inebriant (hope this is the right word to describe the feeling).
As far as I know, this special aroma hasn't been fabricated yet. Well, so far 
Thanks Fadel
Yours indeed
Alfaraby