He doesn't speak english at all, so it's better he you go with a turkish speaking friend if you can't speak turkish.
His shop is about 500m from Uskudar harbour, on Hakimiyeti milliye caddesi
It's on the right side in the underground of a small commercial center Beysel Ticaret Merkezi.
Glad you enjoyed the meeting with Huseyin.
I believe those relation with the maker is an important issue not be neglected in our feeling with an instrument...ANd we can hear the result Well inspired taksim Franck!juju - 6-30-2015 at 08:52 AM
Hi Franck,
Thanks for sharing this sound clip.
Could you tell us what kind of difference in term of sound and sustain you notice between this Hüseyin Aktel ud and the Turunz turkish ud you used to
play on most of your sound clip ?
best,
Juju.franck leriche - 7-5-2015 at 07:41 AM
Hi Franck,
Thanks for sharing this sound clip.
Could you tell us what kind of difference in term of sound and sustain you notice between this Hüseyin Aktel ud and the Turunz turkish ud you used to
play on most of your sound clip ?
best,
Juju.
THey are very different, it's not easy to explain with words. The relation with a musical instrument is something personal.
Türünz ouds (i had 3, one reduced price turkish, one dbl soundboard turkish and one dbl soundboard arabic) have more sustain and in their way more
perfect in term of balance.
But Aktel oud has something special that makes it feel like an old friend.
It has a kind of personal voice that i like a lot, something very sweet and deep.
I play in tune more easily and the ideas flow in my mind.
Well inspired taksim Franck!