Jameel - 1-22-2007 at 12:56 PM
Ever since bamboo flooring and cutting boards starting hitting the market recently, I've been fascinated by this material and it's potential. I guess
though that when they say there is nothing new under the sun, it's literally true. Check out this bamboo oud, made in the 30's in Brooklyn. Anyone
ever hear of this maker?
Jameel - 1-22-2007 at 12:58 PM
Microber - 1-22-2007 at 01:27 PM
Very nice !
alex-nozh - 1-22-2007 at 01:31 PM
interesting, how it sounds?
SamirCanada - 1-22-2007 at 02:15 PM
must be light...
And cheap to make...
Probably easyier to bend the ribs?
I would like to see how it sounds too.!
Thanks for posting Jameel. Its probably a rare find.
Alan - 1-23-2007 at 04:21 PM
Bamboo being more of a grass is very fibrous. I would think that it would resonate differently than wood. What is the soundboard made of? Maybe
there is no soundboard, from that great picture you got of the label.
Calin White - 2-24-2009 at 01:24 AM
Some information about Antique Wood Flooring
DaveH - 2-24-2009 at 03:57 AM
Bamboo is amazing stuff. I have a friend who's started up a business making compressed bamboo flooring in Bangladesh. He says his plantation grows
about 6 inches a day - that's probably an oud bowl every 2 weeks for every stalk! Jameel, if you go down this route, you're going to have to work
faster! (Some varieties in ideal conditions can apparently grow up to 2ft a day).
DaveH - 2-24-2009 at 04:37 AM
Oh, spam. I geddit.