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Weigh Your Oud

Jameel - 12-28-2005 at 06:42 PM

It's been said that a quality oud (or any instrument for that matter) should be built as light as possible. So out of curiosity I weighed my ouds. Please share your weights.

Khalaf Oud No. 002
Walnut back, neck, pegbox.

1 lb. 15oz. / .88 Kilos

Ibrahim Sukar
Walnut Back, neck, pegbox.

2 lb. 13 oz. / 1.28 Kilos

scale

sydney - 12-28-2005 at 09:22 PM

Hi Jameelo,

This is interesting topic. I woud like to ask you ... how did you weigh your ouds .. I mean what sort of scale have you used please.?

Thanks

Jameel - 12-29-2005 at 05:56 AM

I have a small kitchen scale I used. A bathroom scale might work, but at that small weight would not be very accurate. A postal scale would also work.

Oud weight

MARTAN - 12-29-2005 at 07:45 AM

:rolleyes: Hi all
Interesting subject
I have just weighd my new turkish our (1 week old)
Haluk Eraydin...oud catalouge no 3
1lb-10oz/.82kilos.......kitchen scales anauloge

DOES ANY BODY KNOW WHO SALES A GOOD HARD CASE
AT A RESONBLE PRICE..NO RIPE OFFS
REGARDS TO ALL
Martin

Wm. De Leonardis - 12-29-2005 at 08:23 AM

Neat idea, Jameel! It might be interesting to note the type of woods used, too.

Faruk Turunz Grand Concert: 1 lb. 14 oz. / .87 kilos (walnut bowl, spruce top, full ebony fingerboard)

Dimitris Rapakousios Nahat copy: 1 lb. 12 oz. / .85 kilos (walnut bowl, spruce top, standard rosewood fingerboard)

William

Hatem_Afandi - 12-29-2005 at 10:51 AM

Salaaam Ya Jameel,
My Maurice Pallisander/Ebony oud is heavier than the walnut Syrian oud I had. I can assure you that the Maurice oud is far superior in terms of quality.
Don't you think that we should add another parameter in addition to weight?
Maybe it was a valid claim in the good old days because almost all ouds were made of walnut.
Happy New Year my friend,
Hatem

Elie Riachi - 12-29-2005 at 11:18 AM

Jameel are you talking about the weight including strings and tuning pegs?

Wm. De Leonardis - 12-29-2005 at 12:20 PM

I think you would have to consider the pegs as part of the instrument. Stings? I guess not; however, the weight of the stings themselves is negligible.

I weighed four different sets: La Bella (Turkish), La Bella (Arabic, 11 string set), D’Addario (Turkish), and Aquila (Turkish). None of the sets measured more than half and ounce—the La Bella’s were closer to a quarter of an ounce.

I had some crappy pegs laying around—wood unknown, but most likely balsa, or something similar—and these came in about an ounce and three quarters. If someone had a set on ebony or rosewood pegs, I’d be interested in seeing how much those weighed.

William

Jameel - 12-29-2005 at 02:27 PM

Hatem,

What parameter did you have in mind? You mean wood species? I agree.

Elie,

Yes.

Wm.,

Yes, type of wood should be mentioned. I updated my post.

Jonathan - 12-29-2005 at 02:30 PM

But if people don't know the woods, they should still give the weight, right? The year made would be helpful, too. I love this idea, Jameel. You will have all my data next week-- I have a decent scale somewhere.

Hatem_Afandi - 12-29-2005 at 02:30 PM

Hi Jameel,
Wood type would be a good parameter to add.
Happy New Year man,
Hatem

SamirCanada - 12-29-2005 at 02:57 PM

How about... a database of different member ouds.
information on: maker, weight, woods used, yes!
and how about a sound sample if possible?
even if its just like a simple scale. It might give us an idea of how these informations relate to what type of sound is produced.
Great Idea Jameel! Iam going to work on finding a scale too.

Greg - 12-29-2005 at 11:01 PM

Haluk learner oud (2005):

walnut & mahagony bowl, balsam pegs, rosewood fingerboard, spruce face.

2 lb. 7 oz. / 1.12 Kilos

I will weigh my Nazih Ghadban oud when I return from vacation.

Regards,

Greg

Jameel - 12-30-2005 at 07:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SamirCanada
How about... a database of different member ouds.
information on: maker, weight, woods used, yes!
and how about a sound sample if possible?
even if its just like a simple scale. It might give us an idea of how these informations relate to what type of sound is produced.
Great Idea Jameel! Iam going to work on finding a scale too.


Samir, That's a great idea. I'd be willing to make a website for it. I think I'll post a thread about it.

akram - 1-2-2006 at 11:30 AM

hello jameel
my oud is made of mahagony it is made in turkey
the weght is 780 gr

akram - 1-2-2006 at 12:05 PM

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