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Ouds from Beirut

Edward6311 - 6-2-2016 at 08:20 PM

I am planning a possible trip to Beirut this summer. While I'm there I would like to pick up a quality Oud. I would love some advice on available quality ouds in Beirut and the approximate price in dollars I should expext to pay. I was planning to go to my homeland Syria but due to the terrible situation there, I may have to wait. I am a Syrian citizen and fear I may be required fulfill my military requirements. I'm sure I could get one in Damascus or Aleppo at a much cheeper price, but not worth the risk. Not yet anyway. Any advice would be appreciated.

alaaraj - 6-2-2016 at 10:34 PM

Hossam Omary, seems to have decent collection of Ouds some are made by Zeryab, and are of decent prices .. He's a nice guy too ..

Check this out;

https://www.facebook.com/hossam.omary/posts/722516471223033

Good luck! :)

SamirCanada - 6-3-2016 at 05:12 AM

I also know that there is a store called Shaheen which sells all kinds of instruments. last time I went they had some nice ones in the 700$ range.

bulerias1981 - 6-3-2016 at 06:03 PM

Music Shaheen as Samir said is spelled Chahine I believe, there's two, one is in Hamra.

There is also Albert Mansour who's ouds I like. Not sure his price range, maybe $1500

Oud Freak - 6-8-2016 at 10:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bulerias1981  
Music Shaheen as Samir said is spelled Chahine I believe, there's two, one is in Hamra.

There is also Albert Mansour who's ouds I like. Not sure his price range, maybe $1500


Albert Mansour prices start around 3000$ or so. Yet I believe he has some occasional more affordable good ouds manufactured in his workshop, around 1000$ and 1500$.

Cheers

Oud Freak - 6-8-2016 at 10:11 PM

Also there is Georges Bitar (from Rass Baalbeck, workshop in Jal el Dib (Beirut)) whose ouds are becoming better and better. Relatively more affordable.
He has a facebook page, oud georges bitar.

Jody Stecher - 6-9-2016 at 06:17 AM

Nazih Ghadban in Ras Baalbek makes some wonderful ouds. I have heard these are sometimes available in Beirut. I don't know where you are located, but right now in the USA, on both coasts, at least 3 of his ouds are for sale. It's not as romantic or as much fun as purchasing at the point of origin but they are good ouds and already on this side of the ocean.