I think we've all posted oud pictures at some point on the forum but I thought it would be nice to have an all inclusive thread with everyone's
ouds.
Here is my Ghadban
great idea Jay
SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:27 AM
here are a few ouds that I have at one point in my life owned.
first one is a splendid syrian oud which is now owned by a respected member of these boards.SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:29 AM
this one is a foad jihad oud which i no longer own.SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:31 AM
this is my shehata oud. which has gotten much sweeter since i got it.SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:32 AM
my Sukar oud. which is an overall nice oud. very punchy sound.SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:34 AM
an old tayyar oud which i no longer own...
it was beautyfull in its simplicity.
nice maple and walnut.SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:36 AM
this is another tayyar which i no longer own...
it was made with a guitar style saddle brige.SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 09:40 AM
my first restored oud that turned out ok.
I sold it to a forum member after he visted my house from vancouver.Meursault - 11-26-2007 at 01:48 PM
My 1910 Ikhwan NahatMeursault - 11-26-2007 at 01:48 PM
My GhadbanJason - 11-26-2007 at 07:23 PM
I love that Shehata Samir... how did you like the guitar bridge on the Tayyar? I'm still kicking myself over not buying the Tayyar Todda was selling
a month or so ago.
Nice Ghadban Meursault, do you have any closeups of the rosette?SamirCanada - 11-26-2007 at 08:58 PM
the guitar brige was ok... not that i dissliked it.. its more like I didnt notice any difference.
I should have kept one of those ouds but I was young and foolish to let them go...corridoio - 11-27-2007 at 05:47 AM
collage photo of Ghadban sada el rouh 3
Samir's tayyar
gilgamesh - 11-27-2007 at 06:04 AM
Wouaouhhh !!
It's Purity and perfectionpeppeo77 - 11-27-2007 at 08:44 AM
This is my beloved Shehata.
Ciao ciao, Giuseppe.peppeo77 - 11-27-2007 at 08:47 AM
Isn't a beauty?
my Samir Azar 8 string
zoukboy - 11-27-2007 at 10:13 AM
actually it's an 8 course with 14 strings.zalzal - 11-27-2007 at 02:54 PM
my black arabian star.....in my dreamszalzal - 11-27-2007 at 02:56 PM
and a close up of the rosette...whishing nice dreams to all of youmichoud - 11-27-2007 at 05:23 PM
my Samir Azar oud and buzok...Lazzaro - 11-28-2007 at 02:23 AM
my actual ouds
ciao MaurizioSamirCanada - 11-28-2007 at 08:13 AM
nice collection mauriziogilgamesh - 11-28-2007 at 08:32 AM
They look nice together , which one do you prefer? Aren't you interested on a 13 stringed oud?ciao happy mangilgamesh - 11-28-2007 at 03:27 PM
This is my first Shehata, the MatthiewW's ex, you recognize It !It has crossed a sea and a country for me. Between us, there is Magic since the
first lookSamirCanada - 11-28-2007 at 06:05 PM
I love that ghadban Meursault.
is it al mawsili?michoud - 11-29-2007 at 12:08 PM
Samir can you tell me anything about Foad Jihad?
Where is he from?? where does he live and work?
Samir Canada
Meursault - 11-29-2007 at 01:31 PM
Yes, the Ghadban is the Mawsili.SamirCanada - 11-29-2007 at 02:46 PM
meursault: that oud rocks my world. it sounds soo nice.
your a lucky one.
Foad Jihad was a Iraqi Maker.
news has it that he has recently passed away.
his sons make ouds with him too.
I have a doccumentary on them too I will put it on youtube.journeyman - 11-29-2007 at 03:05 PM
Beautiful ouds everyone. I really like those two that you have Meursault. By the way, I sent you a U2U.
Roymichoud - 11-29-2007 at 03:15 PM
Thanks Samir!
pics
Oud Freak - 12-16-2007 at 03:32 AM
N. Ghadban (#890)
Charming Arabic and catchy sound, reminds me of copper ambiance in an arabic diwan. Easy to grip. Nice to play.Oud Freak - 12-16-2007 at 01:59 PM
M #17
Excellent finishing in all the smallest details.
Very rich and punchy sound with a beautiful echo and resonance. Adjustable neck. Can be very loud and very soft. Projects like crazy.Lazzaro - 12-16-2007 at 02:55 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by gilgamesh
They look nice together , which one do you prefer? Aren't you interested on a 13 stringed oud?ciao happy man
I love the three of them. They are very different one from the other and I jump from one to the other very happily.Melbourne - 12-16-2007 at 11:17 PM
Please show us more pics of the Matta Oud Freak Benjamin - 12-17-2007 at 02:24 AM
Zoukboy how do you tune your 8 courses oud?
I guess there should be a high F and a low C or D, but what about the 8th string?
Benjamin
more #17
Oud Freak - 12-17-2007 at 03:34 AM
Thx melbourne, u r welcome.Melbourne - 12-18-2007 at 12:41 AM
Thanks Oud Freak - very nice instrumentDaveH - 12-18-2007 at 03:16 AM
Here's mine - yet another from Nazih's stable. I think it's exactly the same model as Jason's lovely example, but with a cedar soundboard. Zoukboy and
Michoud - I was looking into Samir Azad when I got mine. I hear they have great sound. Any chance of a sample? How does the 7 course one work? I
string mine F-f' but like the idea of having the low C as a pedal. I was wondering though, does it ever become too resonant? Is damping strings etc a
problem? Or is it just something you get used to?DaveH - 12-18-2007 at 04:35 AM
Sorry that was a bit big.MatthewW - 12-18-2007 at 05:35 AM
Hi DaveH. I have a 7 course oud (13 strings) from Nazih, the Sada El Rouh model. I find no problems whatsoever having that extra string, which I tune
to low C. The rest ff to FF. It's really nice to be able to play a low C or D or whatever under the ff, and to be honest after playing on a 7 course
oud I think I'll find it hard to go back to a 6 course one! Oud Freak - 12-18-2007 at 08:30 AM
Hi matt, well same here, I like the 13 string as well, and can't live without it now.Jason - 12-18-2007 at 06:41 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by DaveH
Here's mine - yet another from Nazih's stable. I think it's exactly the same model as Jason's lovely example, but with a cedar soundboard.
Cool! I'm glad another forum member has that oud. I think I remember Nazih built our ouds together to compare how two identical ouds would sound with
different woods for the face. I seem to recall he posted audio examples where he played both ouds.Oud Freak - 12-19-2007 at 01:39 AM
What is Jason's soundboard made of? Spruce? Jason what difference did you here between the two ouds (urs and DaveH's?)Jason - 12-19-2007 at 10:11 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Oud Freak
What is Jason's soundboard made of? Spruce? Jason what difference did you here between the two ouds (urs and DaveH's?)
Aw bless! It's like twins reunited. Thanks for the link, Jason. I couldn't revive the sound samples though. If it's anything like with guitars, the
spruce will give a lighter, punchier more 'talky' tone and a faster response and the cedar will give a slightly heavier, rounder tone. Cedar has a lot
of resin in it so the wood is denser and more oily. In guitars I much prefer spruce, but I really loved the sound of this oud when I first heard it.
Nazih is probably right though in his observation that spruce becomes mellower and more expressive with age, whereas cedar probably doesn't mature so
much. I just couldn't wait that long. Would love to hear what yours sounds like though Jason. I'm a bit shy putting recordings of mine on the web
though as I'm just not good enough and have only been going a year.PeppeOud - 12-19-2007 at 03:51 PM
My Rapakousios oud:
Oud Freak - 12-20-2007 at 05:04 AM
PeppeOud, do the greek ouds differ from the turkish ones? If so, then in what? Regards
Favorite Baby
Oud Freak - 12-20-2007 at 05:31 AM
Originally a normal bridge oud. Converted into floating bridge which made surprising changes while keeping the color of its first normal bridge
sound.
The spots on the soundboard are because of me, when I let inadvertently some iodine to fall on it!!! The lute maker preferred them not to be cleaned
up because the spots were not very superficial and the soundboard is very thin (but surprisingly solid). Thank God the sound wasn't altered and always
becoming more and more beautiful day after day
The back
Oud Freak - 12-20-2007 at 05:37 AM
bowl and pegbox: Palissander
fingerboard+pegs: ebony
neck: maple
the pegs :)
Oud Freak - 12-20-2007 at 05:40 AM
Jason - 12-20-2007 at 10:43 AM
Who is the maker of your oud, OF? Interesting to see a maple neck... you don't see that much on ouds even though it's a great neck materialMatthewW - 12-20-2007 at 02:45 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Oud Freak
Originally a normal bridge oud. Converted into floating bridge which made surprising changes while keeping the color of its first normal bridge
sound.
Hi OF- can you say more about the changes to the sound after having it converted from a fixed to floating bridge? Was there an increase in overall
volume, bass or trebles , sustain, etc? thanks!
PeppeOud - 12-20-2007 at 06:09 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Oud Freak
PeppeOud, do the greek ouds differ from the turkish ones? If so, then in what? Regards
Not structurally, not in the case of my oud because it has turkish measures. I observed in istruments i played that greek luthiers have generally the
tendency of making instruments with big attack, big volume instead of warm sound and sustain. Luckily Dimitris Rapakousios is a very good luthier so
he doesn't have this kind of problems and i'm very happy of being an owner of his istruments.Oud Freak - 12-20-2007 at 09:02 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by MatthewW
Hi OF- can you say more about the changes to the sound after having it converted from a fixed to floating bridge? Was there an increase in overall
volume, bass or trebles , sustain, etc? thanks!
Mw, well, the conversion is not that recent, maybe something like 4-5 years ago, when I was still a beginner (I still am). The bass and trebles have
still the same equilibrium. The sustain too. I guess now it is a bit louder, and the sound is more opened, more out, while still keeping very
intimate. The oud has originally been designed as a normal bridge oud, hence a different bracing and the soundboard is a little bit thicker. Have a
closer look at the new bridge. Try to compare it with the one of the "yellow" oud posted by me in the previous page, on the 16th of december.
that is a fantastic looking oud. Am sure your planning to post more pictures when you get the time . It would be really nice to see the bowl, and a straight on shot of the front. Mabrouk
Regards,
SamOrahim1 - 12-25-2007 at 04:31 PM
Not the best pic, but here are mine. The acoustic is a 1980 Sandi and the electric is a Najarian. The instrument to the right is my acoustic/electric
octave mandolin.Oud Freak - 12-25-2007 at 09:53 PM
Hey Orahim, I like the sandi one, although I am not a fan of the turkish oud shapes and designs, but this one is really simple and elegant, so enjoy
and take care of it.
Just for info: does sandi still make ouds? anywebsite talking about him? what is his full name?
And why is the scotch tape on the face?Orahim1 - 12-26-2007 at 11:03 AM
Oud Freak-
I don't know if Sandi is still making ouds (his son(s) may still make them). As for the face, that's not scotch tape, it's a piece of fabric, tied in
the back by string, that was used to hold a little microphone. It's a wonderful sounding oud with a very warm sound to it.Amos - 12-26-2007 at 02:55 PM
here's my 1977 kyvelos oud, previously owned by my teacher the late udi alan shavarsh bardezbanian.
amosMicrober - 12-27-2007 at 12:14 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Oud Freak
Just for info: does sandi still make ouds? anywebsite talking about him? what is his full name?
His full name is Saadetin Sandi and his son Bahadir.
They still make ouds.
They have a shop in Istanbul and I think their workshop is in Ankara (not sure).
I bought one in 2005. A few other members on the forum own a Sandi oud.
Here is his website.
Robert
Elie Yammine
Oud Freak - 12-30-2007 at 07:31 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by SamirCanada
here are a few ouds that I have at one point in my life owned.
first one is a splendid syrian oud which is now owned by a respected member of these boards.
Dear Samir,
I've seen these pics and your post many times, and the oud always seemed very familiar. It's only today that I've just noticed the name "Elie
Yammine" on the rosette. I don't know if the oud is made by Elie Yammine or just the rosette. I think it is the whole oud, because his ouds look like
the one in the pic.
For information, Elie Yammine is a LEBANESE Oud maker who is said to have his workshop somewhere in dora near St. Joseph Hospital. He is known to work
(or to have worked) as an employee in the offices of the "Electricity of Lebanon". May someone correct me if these info are wrong.
Regards.Dolce - 12-30-2007 at 08:36 AM
OK guys, today is Dolce a happy Dolce! My new oud arrived from Cairo and I am very pleased that it was a good one! The maker is a fellow named Murad
Al-Turki and the craftmanship of the oud is outstanding. The sound is more than enough for me and I´ll be sure to post a sound sample soon enough,
just after I have made closer acquaintance. here are a couple of pictures:Dolce - 12-30-2007 at 08:37 AM
Check out the backside on that baby :Oud Freak - 12-30-2007 at 02:17 PM
Hi Samir, thanks for the updated info. So he made "Nothing" of the ouds? Does he know how to make a oud? I once saw an Elie Yammine soundboard of a
oud to be repaired. Comments in u2u.
Regards,
OF
gamil georges sons' oud
gregorypause - 2-16-2008 at 12:58 AM
Just to show not everybody has a professional oud Here is my gamil georges sons'
oud from Egypt.
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gamil georges sons' oud
gregorypause - 2-16-2008 at 01:01 AM
...and the back
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from left to right:
Hadi Engin Erogluer 2000 owned by my cousin
manol 1902
custom shehata 2007
karibyan 1970
custom haluk eraydin 2005
i have an inlaid clunker of an egyptian oud hanging as art anda couple temel sehits as well.
yes i'm obsessed
(graphic resized to 800 pixels wide by moderator)azzizza - 2-17-2008 at 10:20 AM
Also, always looking for a mirjanian or a nice hadi erogluer oud! search the boards for my ordeal with the shehata....
I'll be getting my new oud very soon - I'm soooooo excited, it's like being a kid again (I'm 41 !!). He's sent me one little picture as a taster and
here it is. It's a flame maple and ebony stripe with cedar top and custom pickguard that we've designed between us. He calls it my 'other blonde'
(Anna and my two little girls are all blondes !!).
He's a real good bloke to deal with, I'll post more delicious oud pictures whe it arrives.
LeonArarat66 - 2-19-2008 at 02:19 AM
Oops ... here's the image of my Tasos oud that I am waiting for
LeonMatthewW - 2-19-2008 at 07:48 AM
Hi Leon- bet you can't sleep waiting for the Tasos!
Looking forward to seeing more pics when you finally have it at home! cheers, matthewArarat66 - 2-19-2008 at 08:49 AM
You're right Matthew, I have bags under my eyes and all things I look at seem like ouds like in the cartoons when hungry people only see roast
chickens. Ouditis can be a challenging condition to live with ... but someone has to do it
LeonpaulO - 2-19-2008 at 10:11 AM
Hey Leon...that's some sweet Curly Maple, and a cool endcap design..wow !
Regards..PaulOudandTabla - 2-22-2008 at 10:42 PM
Here's an Oud, made by Temil Saz Evi (Turkey) that I replaced the soundboard on. It was completely destroyed, so I used a beautiful piece of figured
redwood, over 50 years old. This is not my main performing Oud.
. It would be really nice to see the bowl, and a straight on shot of the front. Mabrouk
