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oudipoet - 3-17-2006 at 11:33 PM

is it just me or this oud is hugeeeeeeee?????

billkilpatrick - 3-18-2006 at 06:00 AM

looks like it has the mumps! ... it is just the camera's distortion or is it lopsided? ... the treble side of the oud seems much larger than the bass and one of the secondary sound holes seems much larger than the other.

a bass oud for sure. can't wait to see the traveling case ...

where did you find this? egypt?

- bill

oudipoet - 3-18-2006 at 11:20 AM

his name is Yussef AL-Awad and he is an Iraqi oud maker i found this pict while i was surfing on the internet i have no other information about him or his other works but this oud seemed huge too me i do think it s the camera either it s a huge oud or he is a very small guy lol

SamirCanada - 3-18-2006 at 10:00 PM

Its not a bass oud. Its a verry nice example of a Khaligy oud.

You can see this oud and read more about it here.

Its just a awsome oud.!! look at the shamsiya on that baby
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=1205#pid779...

billkilpatrick - 3-19-2006 at 01:25 AM

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Originally posted by SamirCanada

... look at the shamsiya on that baby

... makes my eyes water.

is there a distinction, in terms of oud decoration, which favors a leaner, more - shall we say - "re-feened" style of oud? turkish ouds have always seemed to me to be less ornate.

the comparative lack of decoration on european lutes and the - to me - over abundance of it on some ouds is just amazing. i don't mean "good" or "bad" - it's just a matter of taste. i'm one of those who involuntarily starts to reach for his wallet at the mere mention of the word "classic."

- bill

Ibn_Rushd - 3-22-2006 at 08:22 AM

Isn't this the same oud with Mohamed Fadhel?? This is intersting, you can tell the oud in the picture below is not completely finished. Look at the part where the neck joins the sound board.

SamirCanada - 3-22-2006 at 08:30 AM

That gentleman studied oud making with Mohamed Fadel. Wich explains why there is a striking resemblance.

Ronny Andersson - 3-22-2006 at 02:08 PM

The oud Yussef AL-Awad is holding built in the Fadel style, is actually made by a other Iraqi maker Iyad Al-Aswad who also have been working with Fadel. On the photo is Iyad with Yussef.

SamirCanada - 3-22-2006 at 02:35 PM

Where is this store Ronny? in Baghdad? Are ouds made by these 2 makers available easily? I think there amasing.

Ronny Andersson - 3-24-2006 at 10:31 AM

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Originally posted by SamirCanada
Where is this store Ronny? in Baghdad? Are ouds made by these 2 makers available easily? I think there amasing.


Yes the store is in Bagdad and Yussef is also selling oud by various Iraqi makers.

zakiya_alali - 12-24-2011 at 09:50 PM


I have met Yosif on my last trip to iraq. His shop is based in alathmaya raghba khatoon exactly opposite to Mohmad fadel workshop. He had some really stunning ouds made by mohmad fadel in 1950, 1992,1980 also other iraqi ouds. I have been informed that currently he is the one who does the finishing for fayeq fadel ouds. Iyad alasod as far as I know he is now insyria and he had his own workshop in jaraman in damascus.