Here are a couple of photos of my new 8 string oud by Samir Azar. This is the first 8 string that Samir has made and I am the lucky recipient.
I tune it from low to high:
A1 D2 A2 D3 G3 C4 F4 Bb4
It sounds fantastic!zoukboy - 11-4-2007 at 09:59 AM
photo 2Cyberquills - 11-4-2007 at 01:54 PM
WOAH! Looks great.
SOUND CLIP PLEASE... :S
CQ
It looks great
LeeVaris - 11-4-2007 at 08:05 PM
Can't wait fro a sound sample – Samir made my 7 course oud and its one of my favorite instruments!
I'm curious – what are the two little rings on the treble strings just behind the bridge?Jason - 11-4-2007 at 08:35 PM
That looks fantastic... I've always loved Samir's workpaulO - 11-5-2007 at 02:01 PM
Dude...the instrument looks fantastic, love the 'no separator strips' look of the back -- enjoy !
Regards..Paulzoukboy - 11-5-2007 at 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by LeeVaris
Can't wait fro a sound sample – Samir made my 7 course oud and its one of my favorite instruments!
I'm curious – what are the two little rings on the treble strings just behind the bridge?
They're small rubber "O" rings. I put them there to dampen the sympathetic vibrations of the two highest courses behind the bridge. It's a technique
sometimes used on mandolins. I was getting a little wolf tone from those.MatthewW - 11-6-2007 at 05:12 AM
hi Z, wow, 8 courses...what is the width of the fingerboard at the nut on this model? happy playing!zoukboy - 11-6-2007 at 09:37 AM
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Originally posted by MatthewW
hi Z, wow, 8 courses...what is the width of the fingerboard at the nut on this model? happy playing!
48mm. It's really comfortable to play and I'm really enjoying the shorter 57cm scale after several years with a 60.4cm scale 6 string. It's much
easier for me to play in tune.
The low A is the same as the A string on a bass and the high Bb is a 4th above the usual highest F string of the higher Arabic tuning, so the range is
phenomenal. It's bright and crisp without sounding thin and it's very, very responsive. I also like that with the floating bridge the strings are
higher off the soundboard as I have a tendency to dig in.zoukboy - 11-6-2007 at 09:40 AM
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Originally posted by Cyberquills
WOAH! Looks great.
