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Buying Student Oud

flyinpumpkin - 1-28-2016 at 08:10 PM

Hi all,

I've been designated the task of buying my school's first oud and I'm looking for guidance. Any help is greatly appreciated!

I'd like to buy a Turkish oud that is, of the Turkish ouds, more like an Arabic oud (with a deeper, more resonant sound). I am open to any sound oud though. A brighter sounding Arabic oud would also be acceptable, but nothing too deep as I will be playing mostly Turkish music on it. My budget is up to $500.

My aunt is currently in Istanbul and may be able to purchase an oud while there, although this has not yet been finalized so I can not count on it at this point. I attend university in the United States and would like to find a shop to purchase from here in the states online.

Any suggestions on where to look or specific ouds to purchase? If anyone knows of places in Istanbul to purchase such ouds that would be fantastic as well.

Thanks!

franck leriche - 1-29-2016 at 04:18 AM

if your aunt is still in istanbul, you can check on sahibinden web site, they are good deals sometimes.
there's a faruk turunz oud for 1500TL. I wanted to go and see it last week, but i was running out of time.

It's listed at the end of the page.
http://www.sahibinden.com/muzik-muzik-aletleri-telli-calgilar-ud?pa...

xoudx - 1-30-2016 at 05:34 AM

hello ,

You can buy from http://www.cheapoud.com or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007754890135

Good luck,