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Another Interesting eBay oud

freya - 10-5-2014 at 06:25 AM

Seems to be of reasonable construction but I don't recognize the maker by any details. Any suggestions? Seller has mis-labeled it so there are fewer viewers than there might otherwise be.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mahogany-Large-Louta-Lavta-12-String-Instru...

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Jody Stecher - 10-5-2014 at 07:12 AM

A scale of 64 cm !

zakiya_alali - 10-7-2014 at 02:17 AM

Really nice

bulerias1981 - 10-7-2014 at 07:17 AM

With a scale like that you'll get a powerful Arabic sound

SamirCanada - 10-7-2014 at 07:19 AM

its an old Gameel Gergis oud. I am not allowed to buy more ouds but if I could I would snap this up.
its gorgeous. probably sounds great.

muhssin - 10-7-2014 at 10:44 AM

Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada  
its an old Gameel Gergis oud. I am not allowed to buy more ouds but if I could I would snap this up.
its gorgeous. probably sounds great.


who forebids it? (must be your better half:D)

If the bowl is 50cm deep, who is going to hold it?

SamirCanada - 10-7-2014 at 04:20 PM

She who must be obeyed :)

Jody Stecher - 10-7-2014 at 04:51 PM

Quote: Originally posted by muhssin  
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If the bowl is 50cm deep, who is going to hold it?


Maybe 50cm is width of the bowl, the measurement across the soundboard at its widest. Either way, the question holds: who can hold such an oud? The elbow would be above the earlobe!

freya - 10-7-2014 at 05:43 PM

Maybe a forum reader got it and we'll be able to hear it someday. In any case I grabbed the Bedrossian (I think it is...) last week so I'm at my oud limit too. I'll post some pictures when it shows up.

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