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Pro Qanun For sale...SOLD

kkeys - 2-13-2007 at 04:31 PM

Sold....thank you for your interest

stringmanca - 2-14-2007 at 12:18 PM

Hi, kkeys,

Where are you located? Any idea what shipping would be to California?

Are the bridge and the membrane under it in good shape?

Thanks,
Nathan

stringmanca - 2-14-2007 at 01:58 PM

Hmm, Vegas sounds like a possibility...

What about the bridge? Are the cracks cosmetic or structural?

Thanks!

stringmanca - 2-22-2007 at 12:29 PM

Other than the horrible traffic, we enjoyed our trip to Vegas and are very happy with our qanun.

Thanks again, kkeys!

Nathan :D

You know, I think this may be made by Sukar:

http://www.oudsukar.com/en/products_quanoun_en.php

Red - 3-15-2007 at 07:13 PM

Can anyone shed some light on the prices of a proper Qanun? A price range would be sufficient.

kkeys - 3-16-2007 at 12:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Red
Can anyone shed some light on the prices of a proper Qanun? A price range would be sufficient.


In the middle east and turkey, a good qanun is 2-3 times the price of a good oud.

ALAMI - 3-16-2007 at 01:57 AM

A luthier told me that he stopped making Qanuns because it needs 1000 to 1200 hours of work so he won't be able to sell under 3 or 4 K, and that many of the "cheap" qanuns made today are internally reinforced by hidden steel bars which is an aberration.
It seems that just fixing the "arbats" is a month of work.
I've seen Qanuns in stores in Beirut for aroud 700$ and in Syria for 350$

Red - 3-16-2007 at 03:33 AM

That is interesting. Yes I've always seen Qanuns that go for around $2000, but I've never thought that it is over priced after looking at the craftsmanship involved. I love the Qanun it moves me like no other instrument can.