Glynn - 11-21-2014 at 09:36 AM
this looks to be a beautifully made oud. does anyone recognize the maker?(see photos) The fact that it is acoustic would not mean that it sounds
inferior when not amplified..?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Oud-Electric-Acoustic-Instrument-/2...
SamirCanada - 11-21-2014 at 11:10 AM
yes Mahmoud Haddad, a well known Damascus oud maker. you can find info on him doing a search.
The oud looks like it needs a bit of attention (missing inlays etc...) but it should sound good. Also looks like the rosewood pegs aren't original but
they look well installed.
Brian Prunka - 11-21-2014 at 03:05 PM
It appears to have been worked on by Viken Najarian, who perhaps installed the pickup. Those are his rosettes, they are not original. I would ask
Najarian about this oud and what work he did on it, I am sure he would remember.
bulerias1981 - 11-22-2014 at 09:31 PM
I repaired an instrument by Mahmoud Haddad a couple years ago, here is the one I worked on.. The bowl was in pieces, cracks all over the soundboard,
did a neck reset, replaced the pegs and the nut! The other issue I didn't address because the customer didn't want to is the fingerboard was really
narrow for 6 courses.
