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Cumbus travel

elreyrico - 9-21-2015 at 01:18 AM

Hi

I was wondering if it is easy to remove the neck of a cumbus (without taking of the strings) to fold it.

The idea is to put it in a suitcase at plane cabin dimensions.

Has someone experienced that ?

regards

eric

majnuunNavid - 9-21-2015 at 08:37 PM

It's really easy. It's just a screw with a handle. You just unwind it. But the strings will fall off. They are not tied on to the bridge like Oud strings. Cumbus is so easy to travel with. I took it backpacking for 7 months all through southeast asia. But it's no replacement for your Oud, and you will miss it....

elreyrico - 9-21-2015 at 10:38 PM

thank you Navid !