rabab-lover - 12-19-2013 at 01:09 AM
Greetings, Years ago I posted here some B&Ws of the 1917 Abdo Nahat oud of Hamza El Din ... they are now all over cyber-oud-world, and thank you
Mike for posting my rare oud LPs too! Here are snapshots of an oud in display: I know the owner, the oud is a family heirloom, it is absolutely not
for sale, and the craftsman is unknown. The owner was willing to share the beauty but not to be contacted. In other words, this is pure
eye-candy, probably from the 1880s, possibly by Mhmd. el-Hifnawi? It is somewhat small, very close-grained spruce, tons of mother-of-pearl (no
ivory), pegbox and shell and pegs of dark walnut, ebony inlays, even the nut is inlaid. Happy holidays, and enjoy! - Daniel O'Donnell in Oregon (18th
Dec 2013) [ end, files to follow ]
Well, ooops, apparently my snapshots are too detailed, I will knock them down, and try to repost - sorry! 