Rayf - 9-9-2014 at 02:02 AM
I bought this on a trip in the Middle east in the mid 1990s, label inside says Mohammed Fadel Husayn and sons- as does the carving on the filigree
work, however after advertising it on ebay I was inundated with emails telling me it is fake- any advice on the pictures from forum visitors would be
much appreciated as I am not a musician. Can anyone suggest proper pricing?
zakiya_alali - 9-9-2014 at 02:24 AM
This oud is 100% fake and it is made in syria, does not worth more than $100.
Sorry mate.
Brian Prunka - 9-12-2014 at 05:43 PM
Depends where you live . . . if it plays well and sounds decent in might be worth a few hundred bucks even if it is fake. A real Fadel would likely
be worth $2000+
Microber - 9-13-2014 at 10:16 AM
I agree with you Brian.
On the picture, the bowl looks nice.
It depends on sound and playability.
Walidk - 9-22-2014 at 03:35 AM
Hi,
I have a similar type fake Fadel Oud. Yes the oud you are posting is 100% fake.
I bought it knowing it was fake (the name says Mohamad Fadel Al-Hussein) where the actual name should say simply Hussein (without Al). In any case, I
bought it because I liked the sound of it. Obviously you shouldn't pay more than a couple of hundred bucks for it. Also playability is not good, but
I'm willing to take it to a luthier to improve it.
Hope this helps.