Dirzi - 11-1-2003 at 05:05 PM
hi everyone, i'm thinking about buying a oud made by Nazih Ghadban, i was wondering if anyone here has played one of his ouds, if so, do you
think its a good buy.
i'm buying it online, so i wont be able to play it first.
thanks
Mike - 11-1-2003 at 05:17 PM
Hi Dirzi,
From what I have heard, he is an excellent oud maker. He has made ouds for many top musicians. I've seen some pics of ouds that people have
recently purchased from him, and they all look very nice. He uses quality materials too. I think he is a safe online buy.
Mike
Nazih Ghadban oud
samzayed - 11-1-2003 at 05:50 PM
Hi Dirzi,
Last March I purchased an oud from Nazih Ghadban, and I very pleased with what I got. For the money, and considering I am geographically
disadvantaged from oud makers, I think it was a good buy.
Nazih was a pleasure to do business with. He sent me a few pictures of ouds that were ready, and answered all of my million questions. In the end, I
got exactly what I wanted, a top notch instrument, that was playable, and had good projection. E-mail me, and I'll send you my number, and I can
answer all your questions.
I definitely would reccomend Nazih.
my email
samzayed - 11-1-2003 at 06:14 PM
sorry, my e-mail is samzayed@hotmail.com
Ronny Andersson - 11-2-2003 at 12:29 PM
Hi Sam, do you have any pictures of your new oud? I would love to see the oud.
samzayed - 11-3-2003 at 04:39 PM
http://website.lineone.net/~david.parfitt/gallery.html
Third from the bottom, look for "Osama Zayed" my real name
Dirzi - 11-3-2003 at 09:15 PM
Thats a very nice oud Mr. Zayed, i dont mean to be rude or anything, but may i ask how much you paid for it?
thank you
samzayed - 11-3-2003 at 11:55 PM
E-mail me, samzayed@hotmail.com, and I'll tell you eveything about this oud, and let you hear it.
I paid far less than other makers were charging. It wasn't cheap, but compared to other brand name ouds, it was a bargain, in my opinion.
Ronny Andersson - 11-5-2003 at 10:04 AM
Do you know if it's Lebanon cedar he used for soundboard?
samzayed - 11-5-2003 at 10:55 AM
I believe he used Canadian cedar on the soundboard
SCRATCH THAT, I checked my records, and he just says "the best kind of cedar" I don't know what that is, but it I am just thrilled
nonetheless 
You can e-mail him at info@oudnazihghadban.com He's willing to answer questions